Which to use
“rompa” and “rompía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,921
- “rompa” frequency rank
- #29,827
- “rompía” frequency rank
- 42748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rompa | rompía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de romper o de romperse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de romper o de romperse. |
Where the eye mixes rompa and rompía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rompa vs rompía
A purely visual mix-up. rompa ([ˈrõmpa]) and rompía ([rõmˈpia]) 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 42748, 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]. rompía is at rank #29,827, tagged as averb, pronounced [rõmˈpia].
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 42748, this pair ranks #146,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rompa vs rompía
Shared letters: amopr. Private to "rompa": -. Private to "rompía": í.
"rompa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "rompía" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rompa ← ormpa · rmopa · romap · rommpa · romppa · ropma · rrompa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rompa" and "rompía" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "rompa" or "rompía" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rompa" and "rompía" 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 "rompía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rompa" and "rompía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rompía vs rompían". 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 #146,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.