Which to use
“conmemora” and “conmemorar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,319
- “conmemora” frequency rank
- #14,798
- “conmemorar” frequency rank
- 29117
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conmemora | conmemorar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de conmemorar. | Hacer una conmemoración. |
Where the eye mixes conmemora and conmemorar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. conmemora runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against conmemorar's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: conmemora vs conmemorar
A purely visual mix-up. conmemora ([kõmmeˈmoɾa]) and conmemorar ([kõmmemoˈɾaɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “conmemora” sits inside “conmemorar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conmemora is recorded at frequency rank #14,319, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmmeˈmoɾa]. conmemorar is at rank #14,798, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmmemoˈɾaɾ].
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 29117, this pair ranks #218,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conmemora vs conmemorar
Shared letters: acemnor. Private to "conmemora": -. Private to "conmemorar": -.
"conmemora" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "conmemorar" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- conmemora ← cconmemora · cnomemora · comnemora · conemmora · conmemmora · conmemoar · conmemorra · conmemroa
- conmemorar ← cconmemorar · cnomemorar · comnemorar · conemmorar · conmemmorar · conmemoarr · conmemorarr · conmemorrar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conmemora" for "conmemorar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "conmemora" vs "conmemorar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "conmemora" and "conmemorar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "conmemora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conmemorar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conmemora" and "conmemorar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conmemoran vs conmemorar". 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 #218,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.