rompavsromperáWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“rompa” and “romperá” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,921
“rompa” frequency rank
#44,995
“romperá” frequency rank
57916
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rompa romperá
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de romper o de romperse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de romper o de romperse.

Where the eye mixes rompa and romperá

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rompa runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against romperá's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
rompa
7 ch
romperá

Visual trap between rompa and romperá

A purely visual mix-up. rompa ([ˈrõmpa]) and romperá ([rõmpeˈɾa]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57916, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rompa is recorded at frequency rank #12,921, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈrõmpa]. romperá is at rank #44,995, tagged as averb, pronounced [rõmpeˈɾa].

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 57916, this pair ranks #68,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rompa vs romperá

Shared letters: mopr. Private to "rompa": a. Private to "romperá": eá.

"rompa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "romperá" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rompa ← ormpa · rmopa · romap · rommpa · romppa · ropma · rrompa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "rompa" for "romperá" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈrõmpa] versus [rõmpeˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rompa" or "romperá"?
"rompa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,921 in our Spanish list, against #44,995 for "romperá". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "rompa" and "romperá" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rompa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "romperá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #68,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rompa" and "romperá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ramera vs romperá". 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 #68,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list