rompasvsrompesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#24,636
“rompas” frequency rank
#24,637
“rompes” frequency rank
49273
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rompas rompes
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de romper o de romperse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de romper o de romperse.

Where the eye mixes rompas and rompes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rompas and rompes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
rompas
6 ch
rompes

Visual trap between rompas and rompes

A purely visual mix-up. rompas ([ˈrõmpas]) and rompes ([ˈrõmpes]) 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 - a in “rompas” becomes e in “rompes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49273, 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]. rompes is at rank #24,637, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈrõmpes].

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 49273, this pair ranks #109,767 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rompas vs rompes

Shared letters: moprs. Private to "rompas": a. Private to "rompes": e.

"rompas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "rompes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rompas ← ormpas · rmopas · romaps · rommpas · rompass · romppas · rompsa · ropmas
  • rompes ← ormpes · rmopes · romeps · rommpes · rompess · romppes · rompse · ropmes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "rompas" for "rompes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈrõmpas] versus [ˈrõmpes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rompas" or "rompes"?
"rompas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,636 in our Spanish list, against #24,637 for "rompes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "rompas" and "rompes" 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 "rompes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #109,767 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rompas" and "rompes" 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 #109,767 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