Which to use
“cumplí” and “cumplía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,088
- “cumplí” frequency rank
- #15,823
- “cumplía” frequency rank
- 39911
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cumplí | cumplía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cumplir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cumplir. |
Where the eye mixes cumplí and cumplía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cumplí runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against cumplía's 7 (CVCCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cumplí vs cumplía
A purely visual mix-up. cumplí ([kũmˈpli]) and cumplía ([kũmˈplia]) 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 extra letter(s) - “cumplí” sits inside “cumplía”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39911, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cumplí is recorded at frequency rank #24,088, classified as averb, pronounced [kũmˈpli]. cumplía is at rank #15,823, tagged as averb, pronounced [kũmˈplia].
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 39911, this pair ranks #161,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cumplí vs cumplía
Shared letters: clmpuí. Private to "cumplí": -. Private to "cumplía": a.
"cumplí" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "cumplía" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cumplí" and "cumplía" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cumplí" or "cumplía"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cumplí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cumplía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cumplí" and "cumplía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cumplí vs cumpliré". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #161,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.