Which to use
“rompan” and “rompas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,953
- “rompan” frequency rank
- #24,636
- “rompas” frequency rank
- 39589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rompan | rompas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de romper o de romperse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de romper o de romperse. |
Where the eye mixes rompan and rompas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rompan and rompas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses rompan with rompas
A purely visual mix-up. rompan ([ˈrõmpãn]) and rompas ([ˈrõmpas]) 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 a single letter - n in “rompan” becomes s in “rompas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rompan is recorded at frequency rank #14,953, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈrõmpãn]. rompas is at rank #24,636, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈrõmpas].
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 39589, this pair ranks #163,711 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rompan vs rompas
Shared letters: amopr. Private to "rompan": n. Private to "rompas": s.
"rompan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rompas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rompan" and "rompas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "rompan" or "rompas"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rompan" and "rompas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rompan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rompas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,711 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rompan" and "rompas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rompas 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 #163,711 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.