Which to use
“cumple” is a noun and “cumplo” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,873
- “cumple” frequency rank
- #19,075
- “cumplo” frequency rank
- 21948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cumple | cumplo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cumpleaños. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de cumplir. |
Where the eye mixes cumple and cumplo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cumple and cumplo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cumple is [ˈkũmple] while cumplo is [ˈkũmplo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “cumple” becomes o in “cumplo”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21948, 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]. cumplo is at rank #19,075, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkũmplo].
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 21948, this pair ranks #252,627 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cumple vs cumplo
Shared letters: clmpu. Private to "cumple": e. Private to "cumplo": o.
"cumple" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "cumplo" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cumple" for "cumplo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cumple" or "cumplo"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cumple" and "cumplo" 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 "cumplo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,627 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cumple" and "cumplo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "culpó vs cumplo". 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 #252,627 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.