Which to use
“rompa” and “rompió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,921
- “rompa” frequency rank
- #5,043
- “rompió” frequency rank
- 17964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rompa | rompió |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de romper o de romperse. |
Where the eye mixes rompa and rompió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses rompa with rompió
A purely visual mix-up. rompa ([ˈrõmpa]) and rompió ([rõmˈpjo]) 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 17964, 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]. rompió is at rank #5,043, tagged as averb, pronounced [rõmˈpjo].
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 17964, this pair ranks #269,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rompa vs rompió
Shared letters: mopr. Private to "rompa": a. Private to "rompió": ió.
"rompa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "rompió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rompa ← ormpa · rmopa · romap · rommpa · romppa · ropma · rrompa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rompa" and "rompió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rompa" vs "rompió" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rompa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rompió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rompa" and "rompió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rompa 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 #269,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.