Which to use
“comprometida” and “comprometidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,118
- “comprometida” frequency rank
- #9,785
- “comprometidos” frequency rank
- 19903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comprometida | comprometidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de comprometido, participio de comprometer. | Forma del plural de comprometido, participio de comprometer. |
Where the eye mixes comprometida and comprometidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. comprometida runs 12 letters (CVCCCVCVCVCV) against comprometidos's 13 (CVCCCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between comprometida and comprometidos
A purely visual mix-up. comprometida ([kõmpɾomeˈt̪ið̞a]) and comprometidos ([kõmpɾomeˈt̪ið̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19903, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comprometida is recorded at frequency rank #10,118, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõmpɾomeˈt̪ið̞a]. comprometidos is at rank #9,785, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõmpɾomeˈt̪ið̞os].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 19903, this pair ranks #261,712 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comprometida vs comprometidos
Shared letters: cdeimoprt. Private to "comprometida": a. Private to "comprometidos": s.
"comprometida" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVCV · "comprometidos" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- comprometida ← ccomprometida · cmoprometida · commprometida · compormetida · compprometida · comprmoetida · comproemtida · compromeitda
- comprometidos ← ccomprometidos · cmoprometidos · commprometidos · compormetidos · compprometidos · comprmoetidos · comproemtidos · compromeitdos
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "comprometida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comprometidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,712 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comprometida" and "comprometidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comprometemos vs comprometidos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #261,712 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.