rompemosvsrompimosConfusable pair

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

#39,977
“rompemos” frequency rank
#40,527
“rompimos” frequency rank
80504
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rompemos rompimos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de romper o de romperse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de romper o de romperse.

Where the eye mixes rompemos and rompimos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. rompemos and rompimos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
rompemos
8 ch
rompimos

Why the eye confuses rompemos with rompimos

A purely visual mix-up. rompemos ([rõmˈpemos]) and rompimos ([rõmˈpimos]) 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 - e in “rompemos” becomes i in “rompimos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80504, 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]. rompimos is at rank #40,527, tagged as averb, pronounced [rõmˈpimos].

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 80504, this pair ranks #11,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rompemos vs rompimos

Shared letters: moprs. Private to "rompemos": e. Private to "rompimos": i.

"rompemos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "rompimos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rompemos ← ormpemos · rmopemos · romepmos · rommpemos · rompemmos · rompemoss · rompemso · rompeoms
  • rompimos ← ormpimos · rmopimos · romipmos · rommpimos · rompimmos · rompimoss · rompimso · rompioms

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "rompemos" and "rompimos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([rõmˈpemos] versus [rõmˈpimos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "rompemos" vs "rompimos" - which ranks higher?
"rompemos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,977 in our Spanish list, against #40,527 for "rompimos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rompemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rompimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #11,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rompemos" and "rompimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rompemos vs rompes". 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 #11,555 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