asumívsasumidoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#30,768
“asumí” frequency rank
#12,308
“asumido” frequency rank
43076
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature asumí asumido
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de asumir. Participio de asumir.

Where the eye mixes asumí and asumido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. asumí runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against asumido's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
asumí
7 ch
asumido

Look-alike desk: asumí vs asumido

A purely visual mix-up. asumí ([asuˈmi]) and asumido ([asuˈmið̞o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

asumí is recorded at frequency rank #30,768, classified as averb, pronounced [asuˈmi]. asumido is at rank #12,308, tagged as averb, pronounced [asuˈmið̞o].

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 43076, this pair ranks #144,661 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of asumí vs asumido

Shared letters: amsu. Private to "asumí": í. Private to "asumido": dio.

"asumí" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "asumido" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • asumidoasmuido · assumido · asuimdo · asumdio · asumiddo · asumiod · asummido · ausmido

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "asumí" and "asumido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([asuˈmi] versus [asuˈmið̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "asumí" or "asumido" show up more?
"asumido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,308 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

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "asumí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "asumido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #144,661 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "asumí" and "asumido" 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 #144,661 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