Which to use
“cumplen” and “cumplí” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,089
- “cumplen” frequency rank
- #24,088
- “cumplí” frequency rank
- 29177
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cumplen | cumplí |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cumplir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cumplir. |
Where the eye mixes cumplen and cumplí
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cumplen runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against cumplí's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cumplen with cumplí
A purely visual mix-up. cumplen ([ˈkũmplẽn]) and cumplí ([kũmˈpli]) 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 29177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cumplen is recorded at frequency rank #5,089, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkũmplẽn]. cumplí is at rank #24,088, tagged as averb, pronounced [kũmˈpli].
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 29177, this pair ranks #218,317 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cumplen vs cumplí
Shared letters: clmpu. Private to "cumplen": en. Private to "cumplí": í.
"cumplen" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "cumplí" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cumplen ← ccumplen · cmuplen · cumlpen · cummplen · cumpeln · cumplenn · cumpllen · cumplne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cumplen" and "cumplí" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cumplen" vs "cumplí" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cumplen" and "cumplí" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cumplen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cumplí" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,317 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cumplen" and "cumplí" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cumplí 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 #218,317 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.