Which to use
“romper” and “rompes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,315
- “romper” frequency rank
- #24,637
- “rompes” frequency rank
- 26952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | romper | rompes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Separar en partes o pedazos, usualmente con violencia. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de romper o de romperse. |
Where the eye mixes romper and rompes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. romper and rompes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses romper with rompes
A purely visual mix-up. romper ([rõmˈpeɾ]) 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 - r in “romper” becomes s in “rompes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26952, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
romper is recorded at frequency rank #2,315, classified as averb, pronounced [rõmˈpeɾ]. 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 26952, this pair ranks #229,144 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of romper vs rompes
Shared letters: emopr. Private to "romper": -. Private to "rompes": s.
"romper" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rompes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "romper" and "rompes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "romper" or "rompes"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "romper" 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 #229,144 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "romper" and "rompes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "romperá 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 #229,144 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.