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Which to use

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

#12,921
“rompa” frequency rank
#24,637
“rompes” frequency rank
37558
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rompa rompes
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de romper o de romperse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de romper o de romperse.

Where the eye mixes rompa and rompes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rompa runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against rompes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
rompa
6 ch
rompes

Look-alike desk: rompa vs rompes

A purely visual mix-up. rompa ([ˈrõmpa]) and rompes ([ˈrõmpes]) 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 37558, 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]. rompes is at rank #24,637, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈrõmpes].

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 37558, this pair ranks #174,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rompa vs rompes

Shared letters: mopr. Private to "rompa": a. Private to "rompes": es.

"rompa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "rompes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rompa ← ormpa · rmopa · romap · rommpa · romppa · ropma · rrompa
  • rompes ← ormpes · rmopes · romeps · rommpes · rompess · romppes · rompse · ropmes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "rompa" for "rompes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈrõmpa] versus [ˈrõmpes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "rompa" vs "rompes" - which ranks higher?
"rompa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,921 in our Spanish list, against #24,637 for "rompes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "rompa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rompes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #174,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rompa" and "rompes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "romperá vs rompes". 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 #174,673 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