Which to use
“romper” and “rompió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,315
- “romper” frequency rank
- #5,043
- “rompió” frequency rank
- 7358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | romper | rompió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Separar en partes o pedazos, usualmente con violencia. | 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 romper and rompió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. romper ([rõmˈpeɾ]) 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 7358, 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]. 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 7358, this pair ranks #308,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of romper vs rompió
Shared letters: mopr. Private to "romper": e. Private to "rompió": ió.
"romper" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rompió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- romper ← ormper · rmoper · romepr · rommper · romperr · rompper · rompre · ropmer