Which to use
“rompimos” and “rompió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,527
- “rompimos” frequency rank
- #5,043
- “rompió” frequency rank
- 45570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rompimos | rompió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple 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 rompimos and rompió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rompimos runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against rompió's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses rompimos with rompió
A purely visual mix-up. rompimos ([rõmˈpimos]) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45570, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rompimos is recorded at frequency rank #40,527, classified as averb, pronounced [rõmˈpimos]. 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 45570, this pair ranks #130,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rompimos vs rompió
Shared letters: imopr. Private to "rompimos": s. Private to "rompió": ó.
"rompimos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "rompió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rompimos ← ormpimos · rmopimos · romipmos · rommpimos · rompimmos · rompimoss · rompimso · rompioms
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rompimos" and "rompió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "rompimos" or "rompió" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rompimos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rompió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rompimos" and "rompió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rompemos vs rompimos". 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 #130,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.