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

#48,227
“asumes” frequency rank
#3,612
“asumir” frequency rank
51839
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature asumes asumir
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de asumir. Atraer a sí, tomar para sí.

Where the eye mixes asumes and asumir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. asumes and asumir follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
asumes
6 ch
asumir

Why the eye confuses asumes with asumir

A purely visual mix-up. asumes ([aˈsumes]) and asumir ([asuˈmiɾ]) 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 51839, 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]. asumir is at rank #3,612, tagged as averb, pronounced [asuˈmiɾ].

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 51839, this pair ranks #95,778 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of asumes vs asumir

Shared letters: amsu. Private to "asumes": e. Private to "asumir": ir.

"asumes" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "asumir" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • asumesasmues · assumes · asuems · asumess · asummes · asumse · ausmes · saumes
  • asumirasmuir · assumir · asuimr · asumirr · asummir · asumri · ausmir · saumir

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "asumes" and "asumir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈsumes] versus [asuˈmiɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "asumes" or "asumir" show up more?
"asumir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,612 in our Spanish list, against #48,227 for "asumes". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "asumes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "asumir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #95,778 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "asumes" and "asumir" 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 #95,778 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