Which to use
“cumplan” and “cumplían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,247
- “cumplan” frequency rank
- #29,576
- “cumplían” frequency rank
- 37823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cumplan | cumplían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de cumplir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cumplir. |
Where the eye mixes cumplan and cumplían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cumplan runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against cumplían's 8 (CVCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cumplan with cumplían
A purely visual mix-up. cumplan ([ˈkũmplãn]) and cumplían ([kũmˈpliãn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37823, 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]. cumplían is at rank #29,576, tagged as averb, pronounced [kũmˈpliãn].
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 37823, this pair ranks #173,273 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cumplan vs cumplían
Shared letters: aclmnpu. Private to "cumplan": -. Private to "cumplían": í.
"cumplan" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "cumplían" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cumplan ← ccumplan · cmuplan · cumlpan · cummplan · cumpaln · cumplann · cumpllan · cumplna
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cumplan" and "cumplían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cumplan" or "cumplían"?
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 "cumplan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cumplían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,273 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cumplan" and "cumplían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cumplían vs cumpliré". 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 #173,273 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.