Which to use
“comprometidos” is a participle and “comprometió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,785
- “comprometidos” frequency rank
- #15,319
- “comprometió” frequency rank
- 25104
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comprometidos | comprometió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de comprometido, participio de comprometer. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comprometer o de comprometerse. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set comprometidos and comprometió apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comprometidos is [kõmpɾomeˈt̪ið̞os] while comprometió is [kõmpɾomeˈt̪jo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 25104, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comprometidos is recorded at frequency rank #9,785, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõmpɾomeˈt̪ið̞os]. comprometió is at rank #15,319, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpɾomeˈt̪jo].
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 25104, this pair ranks #237,988 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comprometidos vs comprometió
Shared letters: ceimoprt. Private to "comprometidos": ds. Private to "comprometió": ó.
"comprometidos" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVCVC · "comprometió" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- comprometidos ← ccomprometidos · cmoprometidos · commprometidos · compormetidos · compprometidos · comprmoetidos · comproemtidos · compromeitdos
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "comprometidos" and "comprometió" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "comprometidos" or "comprometió"?
Remembering comprometidos vs comprometió
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “comprometidos”; for a verb, it's “comprometió”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “comprometidos” entry
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