asumesvsasumióWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#48,227
“asumes” frequency rank
#8,755
“asumió” frequency rank
56982
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes asumes and asumió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. asumes (VCVCVC) and asumió (VCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
asumes
6 ch
asumió

Why the eye confuses asumes with asumió

A purely visual mix-up. asumes ([aˈsumes]) and asumió ([asuˈmjo]) 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 56982, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

asumes is recorded at frequency rank #48,227, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈsumes]. asumió is at rank #8,755, tagged as averb, pronounced [asuˈmjo].

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 56982, this pair ranks #72,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of asumes vs asumió

Shared letters: amsu. Private to "asumes": e. Private to "asumió": .

"asumes" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "asumió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • asumesasmues · assumes · asuems · asumess · asummes · asumse · ausmes · saumes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "asumes" and "asumió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈsumes] versus [asuˈmjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "asumes" or "asumió" show up more?
"asumió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,755 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

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "asumes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "asumió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #72,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "asumes" and "asumió" 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 #72,327 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