romperávsrompesWhich spelling fits?

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

#44,995
“romperá” frequency rank
#24,637
“rompes” frequency rank
69632
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature romperá rompes
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro 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 romperá and rompes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. romperá runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against rompes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
romperá
6 ch
rompes

Look-alike desk: romperá vs rompes

A purely visual mix-up. romperá ([rõmpeˈɾa]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69632, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

romperá is recorded at frequency rank #44,995, classified as averb, pronounced [rõmpeˈɾa]. 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 69632, this pair ranks #31,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of romperá vs rompes

Shared letters: emopr. Private to "romperá": á. Private to "rompes": s.

"romperá" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "rompes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rompes ← ormpes · rmopes · romeps · rommpes · rompess · romppes · rompse · ropmes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "romperá" and "rompes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([rõmpeˈɾa] versus [ˈrõmpes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "romperá" or "rompes"?
"rompes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,637 in our Spanish list, against #44,995 for "romperá". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "romperá" 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 #31,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "romperá" and "rompes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ramera vs romperá". 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 #31,555 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