cumplanvscumplesConfusable pair

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“cumplan” and “cumples” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,247
“cumplan” frequency rank
#28,310
“cumples” frequency rank
36557
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cumplan cumples
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de cumplir. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de cumplir.

Where the eye mixes cumplan and cumples

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cumplan and cumples follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
cumplan
7 ch
cumples

Visual trap between cumplan and cumples

A purely visual mix-up. cumplan ([ˈkũmplãn]) and cumples ([ˈkũmples]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36557, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cumplan is recorded at frequency rank #8,247, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkũmplãn]. cumples is at rank #28,310, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkũmples].

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 36557, this pair ranks #180,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cumplan vs cumples

Shared letters: clmpu. Private to "cumplan": an. Private to "cumples": es.

"cumplan" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "cumples" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cumplanccumplan · cmuplan · cumlpan · cummplan · cumpaln · cumplann · cumpllan · cumplna
  • cumplesccumples · cmuples · cumlpes · cummples · cumpels · cumpless · cumplles · cumplse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cumplan" and "cumples" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkũmplãn] versus [ˈkũmples]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cumplan" vs "cumples" - which ranks higher?
"cumplan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,247 in our Spanish list, against #28,310 for "cumples". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "cumplan" and "cumples" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cumplan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cumples" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #180,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cumplan" and "cumples" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cumples vs curules". 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 #180,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list