rompívsrompoWhich spelling fits?

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

#23,936
“rompí” frequency rank
#23,222
“rompo” frequency rank
47158
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rompí rompo
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de romper o de romperse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de romper o de romperse.

Where the eye mixes rompí and rompo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rompí and rompo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
rompí
5 ch
rompo

Look-alike desk: rompí vs rompo

A purely visual mix-up. rompí ([rõmˈpi]) and rompo ([ˈrõmpo]) 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 - í in “rompí” becomes o in “rompo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rompí is recorded at frequency rank #23,936, classified as averb, pronounced [rõmˈpi]. rompo is at rank #23,222, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈrõmpo].

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 47158, this pair ranks #121,611 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rompí vs rompo

Shared letters: mopr. Private to "rompí": í. Private to "rompo": -.

"rompí" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "rompo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rompo ← ormpo · rmopo · rommpo · romop · romppo · ropmo · rrompo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rompí" and "rompo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([rõmˈpi] versus [ˈrõmpo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rompí" or "rompo"?
"rompo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,222 in our Spanish list, against #23,936 for "rompí". 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 "rompí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rompo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #121,611 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rompí" and "rompo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "romaní vs rompí". 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 #121,611 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