Which to use
“consisten” and “consistió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,301
- “consisten” frequency rank
- #17,926
- “consistió” frequency rank
- 34227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consisten | consistió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de consistir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de consistir. |
Where the eye mixes consisten and consistió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. consisten (CVCCVCCVC) and consistió (CVCCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses consisten with consistió
A purely visual mix-up. consisten ([kõnˈsist̪ẽn]) and consistió ([kõnsisˈt̪jo]) 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 34227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consisten is recorded at frequency rank #16,301, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnˈsist̪ẽn]. consistió is at rank #17,926, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnsisˈt̪jo].
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 34227, this pair ranks #192,565 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of consisten vs consistió
Shared letters: cinost. Private to "consisten": e. Private to "consistió": ó.
"consisten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "consistió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- consisten ← cconsisten · cnosisten · concisten · conissten · connsisten · consisetn · consissten · consistenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "consisten" and "consistió" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "consisten" or "consistió" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "consisten" and "consistió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "consisten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consistió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,565 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consisten" and "consistió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consisten vs consulten". 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 #192,565 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.