Which to use
“comprometidas” is a participle and “comprometido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,351
- “comprometidas” frequency rank
- #7,402
- “comprometido” frequency rank
- 30753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comprometidas | comprometido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de comprometido, participio de comprometer. | Participio de comprometer. |
Where the eye mixes comprometidas and comprometido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. comprometidas runs 13 letters (CVCCCVCVCVCVC) against comprometido's 12 (CVCCCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between comprometidas and comprometido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comprometidas is [kõmpɾomeˈt̪ið̞as] while comprometido is [kõmpɾomeˈt̪ið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30753, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comprometidas is recorded at frequency rank #23,351, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõmpɾomeˈt̪ið̞as]. comprometido is at rank #7,402, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpɾomeˈt̪ið̞o].
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 30753, this pair ranks #210,447 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comprometidas vs comprometido
Shared letters: cdeimoprt. Private to "comprometidas": as. Private to "comprometido": -.
"comprometidas" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVCVC · "comprometido" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- comprometidas ← ccomprometidas · cmoprometidas · commprometidas · compormetidas · compprometidas · comprmoetidas · comproemtidas · compromeitdas
- comprometido ← ccomprometido · cmoprometido · commprometido · compormetido · compprometido · comprmoetido · comproemtido · compromeitdo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comprometidas" for "comprometido" ever safe?
Frequency check: "comprometidas" vs "comprometido" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "comprometidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comprometido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,447 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comprometidas" and "comprometido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comprometía vs comprometidas". 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 #210,447 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.