Which to use
“rompen” and “rompió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,198
- “rompen” frequency rank
- #5,043
- “rompió” frequency rank
- 14241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rompen | rompió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de romper o de romperse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de romper o de romperse. |
Where the eye mixes rompen and rompió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. rompen ([ˈrõmpẽn]) and rompió ([rõmˈpjo]) 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 14241, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rompen is recorded at frequency rank #9,198, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈrõmpẽn]. rompió is at rank #5,043, tagged as averb, pronounced [rõmˈpjo].
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 14241, this pair ranks #284,900 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rompen vs rompió
Shared letters: mopr. Private to "rompen": en. Private to "rompió": ió.
"rompen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rompió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rompen ← ormpen · rmopen · romepn · rommpen · rompenn · rompne · romppen · ropmen