Which to use
“cumplían” and “cumplir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,576
- “cumplían” frequency rank
- #1,281
- “cumplir” frequency rank
- 30857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cumplían | cumplir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cumplir. | Llegar a tener una determinada edad. |
Where the eye mixes cumplían and cumplir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cumplían runs 8 letters (CVCCCVVC) against cumplir's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cumplían and cumplir
A purely visual mix-up. cumplían ([kũmˈpliãn]) and cumplir ([kũmˈpliɾ]) 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 30857, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cumplían is recorded at frequency rank #29,576, classified as averb, pronounced [kũmˈpliãn]. cumplir is at rank #1,281, tagged as averb, pronounced [kũmˈpliɾ].
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 30857, this pair ranks #209,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cumplían vs cumplir
Shared letters: clmpu. Private to "cumplían": aní. Private to "cumplir": ir.
"cumplían" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC · "cumplir" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cumplir ← ccumplir · cmuplir · cumlpir · cummplir · cumpilr · cumplirr · cumpllir · cumplri
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cumplían" and "cumplir" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cumplían" or "cumplir"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cumplían" and "cumplir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cumplían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cumplir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cumplían" and "cumplir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cumplían 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 #209,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.