Which to use
“cumplida” is a participle and “Cumplido” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,933
- “cumplida” frequency rank
- #4,778
- “Cumplido” frequency rank
- 22711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cumplida | Cumplido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de cumplido, participio de cumplir. | Apellido |
Where the eye mixes cumplida and Cumplido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cumplida and Cumplido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between cumplida and Cumplido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cumplida is [kũmˈplið̞a] while Cumplido is [kũmˈplið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “cumplida” becomes o in “Cumplido”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cumplida is recorded at frequency rank #17,933, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kũmˈplið̞a]. Cumplido is at rank #4,778, tagged as aname, pronounced [kũmˈplið̞o].
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 22711, this pair ranks #249,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cumplida vs Cumplido
Shared letters: cdilmpu. Private to "cumplida": a. Private to "Cumplido": o.
"cumplida" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "Cumplido" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cumplida" and "Cumplido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cumplida" vs "Cumplido" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cumplida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Cumplido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cumplida" and "Cumplido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cumplida 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 #249,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.