asumevsasumíWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#6,035
“asume” frequency rank
#30,768
“asumí” frequency rank
36803
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes asume and asumí

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. asume 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
asume
5 ch
asumí

Visual trap between asume and asumí

A purely visual mix-up. asume ([aˈsume]) 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 differ by a single letter - e in “asume” becomes í in “asumí”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36803, 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]. 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 36803, this pair ranks #178,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of asume vs asumí

Shared letters: amsu. Private to "asume": e. Private to "asumí": í.

"asume" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "asumí" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • asume ← asmue · assume · asuem · asumme · ausme · saume

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "asume" for "asumí" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈsume] versus [asuˈmi]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "asume" or "asumí"?
"asume" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,035 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.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "asume" 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 #178,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "asume" 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 #178,684 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