Which to use
“cumple” is a noun and “cumplen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,873
- “cumple” frequency rank
- #5,089
- “cumplen” frequency rank
- 7962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cumple | cumplen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cumpleaños. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cumplir. |
Where the eye mixes cumple and cumplen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cumple vs cumplen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cumple is [ˈkũmple] while cumplen is [ˈkũmplẽn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “cumple” sits inside “cumplen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7962, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cumple is recorded at frequency rank #2,873, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkũmple]. cumplen is at rank #5,089, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkũmplẽn].
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 7962, this pair ranks #306,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cumple vs cumplen
Shared letters: celmpu. Private to "cumple": -. Private to "cumplen": n.
"cumple" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "cumplen" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cumple" and "cumplen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cumple" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cumplen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #306,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cumple" and "cumplen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "culpen vs cumplen". 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 #306,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.