Which to use
“abultado” and “asustado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,896
- “abultado” frequency rank
- #11,905
- “asustado” frequency rank
- 58801
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abultado | asustado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grueso, grande, de mucho bulto. | asustado ¦ plural: asustados ¦ femenino: asustada ¦ femenino plural: asustadas ¦ superlativo: asustadísimo |
Where the eye mixes abultado and asustado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. abultado and asustado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between abultado and asustado
A purely visual mix-up. abultado ([aβ̞ul̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and asustado ([asusˈt̪að̞o]) 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 58801, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abultado is recorded at frequency rank #46,896, classified as anadj, pronounced [aβ̞ul̪ˈt̪að̞o]. asustado is at rank #11,905, tagged as anadj, pronounced [asusˈt̪að̞o].
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 58801, this pair ranks #65,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abultado vs asustado
Shared letters: adotu. Private to "abultado": bl. Private to "asustado": s.
"abultado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "asustado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abultado" and "asustado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "abultado" or "asustado"?
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 "abultado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "asustado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abultado" and "asustado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abortado vs abultado". 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 #65,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.