Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cumplan" and "cumples" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cumplan" vs "cumples" - which ranks higher?
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.