Which to use
“rompan” and “rompió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,953
- “rompan” frequency rank
- #5,043
- “rompió” frequency rank
- 19996
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rompan | rompió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) 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 rompan and rompió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rompan (CVCCVC) and rompió (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: rompan vs rompió
A purely visual mix-up. rompan ([ˈrõmpãn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19996, 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]. 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 19996, this pair ranks #261,254 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rompan vs rompió
Shared letters: mopr. Private to "rompan": an. Private to "rompió": ió.
"rompan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rompió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rompan ← ormpan · rmopan · romapn · rommpan · rompann · rompna · romppan · ropman
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rompan" for "rompió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rompan" vs "rompió" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "rompan" and "rompió" 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 "rompió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,254 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rompan" and "rompió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "romaní vs rompan". 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 #261,254 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.