Which to use
“cumplí” and “cumplo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,088
- “cumplí” frequency rank
- #19,075
- “cumplo” frequency rank
- 43163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cumplí | cumplo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cumplir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de cumplir. |
Where the eye mixes cumplí and cumplo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cumplí and cumplo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between cumplí and cumplo
A purely visual mix-up. cumplí ([kũmˈpli]) and cumplo ([ˈkũmplo]) 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 a single letter - í in “cumplí” becomes o in “cumplo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43163, 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]. 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 43163, this pair ranks #144,186 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cumplí vs cumplo
Shared letters: clmpu. Private to "cumplí": í. Private to "cumplo": o.
"cumplí" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "cumplo" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cumplo ← ccumplo · cmuplo · cumlpo · cummplo · cumpllo · cumpol · cumpplo · cupmlo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cumplí" and "cumplo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cumplí" or "cumplo"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cumplí" and "cumplo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cumplí" 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 #144,186 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cumplí" and "cumplo" 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 #144,186 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.