Which to use
“consistió” and “consistir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,926
- “consistió” frequency rank
- #39,662
- “consistir” frequency rank
- 57588
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consistió | consistir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de consistir. | Referido a un objeto, actividad, etc., estar basado, fundado o constituido por los elementos o procedimientos mencionados tras la preposición en. |
Where the eye mixes consistió and consistir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. consistió (CVCCVCCVV) and consistir (CVCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between consistió and consistir
A purely visual mix-up. consistió ([kõnsisˈt̪jo]) and consistir ([kõnsisˈt̪iɾ]) 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 a single letter - ó in “consistió” becomes r in “consistir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57588, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consistió is recorded at frequency rank #17,926, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnsisˈt̪jo]. consistir is at rank #39,662, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnsisˈt̪iɾ].
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 57588, this pair ranks #69,891 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of consistió vs consistir
Shared letters: cinost. Private to "consistió": ó. Private to "consistir": r.
"consistió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "consistir" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- consistir ← cconsistir · cnosistir · concistir · conisstir · connsistir · consisitr · consisstir · consistirr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "consistió" and "consistir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "consistió" vs "consistir" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "consistió" and "consistir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "consistió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consistir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,891 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consistió" and "consistir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consistían vs consistir". 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 #69,891 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.