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

#6,035
“asume” frequency rank
#48,227
“asumes” frequency rank
54262
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature asume asumes
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de asumir. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de asumir.

Where the eye mixes asume and asumes

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

5 ch
asume
6 ch
asumes

Visual trap between asume and asumes

A purely visual mix-up. asume ([aˈsume]) and asumes ([aˈsumes]) 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 extra letter(s) - “asume” sits inside “asumes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54262, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

asume is recorded at frequency rank #6,035, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈsume]. asumes is at rank #48,227, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈsumes].

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 54262, this pair ranks #84,112 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of asume vs asumes

Shared letters: aemsu. Private to "asume": -. Private to "asumes": -.

"asume" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "asumes" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • asumeasmue · assume · asuem · asumme · ausme · saume
  • asumesasmues · assumes · asuems · asumess · asummes · asumse · ausmes · saumes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "asume" and "asumes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈsume] versus [aˈsumes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "asume" or "asumes" show up more?
"asume" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,035 in our Spanish list, against #48,227 for "asumes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "asume" and "asumes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "asume" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "asumes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #84,112 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "asume" and "asumes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apures vs asumes". 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 #84,112 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