rompemosvsrompesWhat's the difference?

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

#39,977
“rompemos” frequency rank
#24,637
“rompes” frequency rank
64614
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rompemos rompes
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de romper o de romperse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de romper o de romperse.

Where the eye mixes rompemos and rompes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. rompemos runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against rompes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
rompemos
6 ch
rompes

Why the eye confuses rompemos with rompes

A purely visual mix-up. rompemos ([rõmˈpemos]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rompemos is recorded at frequency rank #39,977, classified as averb, pronounced [rõmˈpemos]. 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 64614, this pair ranks #45,074 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rompemos vs rompes

Shared letters: emoprs. Private to "rompemos": -. Private to "rompes": -.

"rompemos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "rompes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rompemos ← ormpemos · rmopemos · romepmos · rommpemos · rompemmos · rompemoss · rompemso · rompeoms
  • rompes ← ormpes · rmopes · romeps · rommpes · rompess · romppes · rompse · ropmes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "rompemos" and "rompes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([rõmˈpemos] versus [ˈrõmpes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rompemos" or "rompes"?
"rompes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,637 in our Spanish list, against #39,977 for "rompemos". 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 "rompemos" and "rompes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rompemos" 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 #45,074 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rompemos" and "rompes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rompemos vs rompimos". 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 #45,074 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