consentidavsconsentidoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: consentida is a participle, consentido is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“consentida” is a participle and “consentido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#36,488
“consentida” frequency rank
#25,191
“consentido” frequency rank
61679
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature consentida consentido
Definition Forma del femenino de consentido. Que recibe muchos mimos; que se le complace mucho.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set consentida and consentido apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
consentida
10 ch
consentido

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: consentida is [kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ið̞a] while consentido is [kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “consentida” becomes o in “consentido”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61679, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

consentida is recorded at frequency rank #36,488, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ið̞a]. consentido is at rank #25,191, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ið̞o].

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 61679, this pair ranks #54,609 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of consentida vs consentido

Shared letters: cdeinost. Private to "consentida": a. Private to "consentido": -.

"consentida" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV  ·  "consentido" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • consentidacconsentida · cnosentida · concentida · conesntida · connsentida · consenitda · consenntida · consentdia
  • consentidocconsentido · cnosentido · concentido · conesntido · connsentido · consenitdo · consenntido · consentdio

Frequency comparison

consentida#36,488
consentido#25,191

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "consentida" and "consentido" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "consentida" is a participle and "consentido" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "consentida" or "consentido"?
"consentido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,191 in our Spanish list, against #36,488 for "consentida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering consentida vs consentido

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “consentida”; for an adjective, it's “consentido”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “consentida” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list