Which to use
“rompas” and “rompían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,636
- “rompas” frequency rank
- #47,392
- “rompían” frequency rank
- 72028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rompas | rompían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de romper o de romperse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de romper o de romperse. |
Where the eye mixes rompas and rompían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rompas runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against rompían's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rompas and rompían
A purely visual mix-up. rompas ([ˈrõmpas]) and rompían ([rõmˈpiãn]) 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 72028, 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]. rompían is at rank #47,392, tagged as averb, pronounced [rõmˈpiãn].
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 72028, this pair ranks #26,234 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rompas vs rompían
Shared letters: amopr. Private to "rompas": s. Private to "rompían": ní.
"rompas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rompían" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rompas ← ormpas · rmopas · romaps · rommpas · rompass · romppas · rompsa · ropmas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rompas" for "rompían" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "rompas" or "rompían" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rompas" and "rompían" 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 "rompían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,234 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rompas" and "rompían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rompía 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 #26,234 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.