asomavsasumíTell them apart

Which to use

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

#23,675
“asoma” frequency rank
#30,768
“asumí” frequency rank
54443
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature asoma asumí
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de asomar o de asomarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de asumir.

Where the eye mixes asoma and asumí

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. asoma and asumí follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
asoma
5 ch
asumí

Why the eye confuses asoma with asumí

A purely visual mix-up. asoma ([aˈsoma]) and asumí ([asuˈmi]) 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 54443, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

asoma is recorded at frequency rank #23,675, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈsoma]. asumí is at rank #30,768, tagged as averb, pronounced [asuˈmi].

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 54443, this pair ranks #83,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of asoma vs asumí

Shared letters: ams. Private to "asoma": o. Private to "asumí": uí.

"asoma" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "asumí" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • asoma ← aosma · asmoa · asoam · asomma · assoma · saoma

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "asoma" and "asumí" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈsoma] versus [asuˈmi]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "asoma" or "asumí" show up more?
"asoma" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,675 in our Spanish list, against #30,768 for "asumí". 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 "asoma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "asumí" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #83,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "asoma" and "asumí" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acudí vs asumí". 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 #83,274 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