rompasvsromperTell them apart

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

#24,636
“rompas” frequency rank
#2,315
“romper” frequency rank
26951
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rompas romper
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de romper o de romperse. Separar en partes o pedazos, usualmente con violencia.

Where the eye mixes rompas and romper

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
rompas
6 ch
romper

Look-alike desk: rompas vs romper

A purely visual mix-up. rompas ([ˈrõmpas]) and romper ([rõmˈpeɾ]) 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 26951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rompas is recorded at frequency rank #24,636, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈrõmpas]. romper is at rank #2,315, tagged as averb, pronounced [rõmˈpeɾ].

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 26951, this pair ranks #229,152 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rompas vs romper

Shared letters: mopr. Private to "rompas": as. Private to "romper": e.

"rompas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "romper" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rompasormpas · rmopas · romaps · rommpas · rompass · romppas · rompsa · ropmas
  • romperormper · rmoper · romepr · rommper · romperr · rompper · rompre · ropmer

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "rompas" and "romper" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈrõmpas] versus [rõmˈpeɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "rompas" or "romper" show up more?
"romper" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,315 in our Spanish list, against #24,636 for "rompas". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "rompas" and "romper" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rompas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "romper" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #229,152 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rompas" and "romper" 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 #229,152 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