consultadavsconsultandoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: consultada is a participle, consultando is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“consultada” is a participle and “consultando” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,701
“consultada” frequency rank
#31,282
“consultando” frequency rank
59983
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature consultada consultando
Definition Forma del femenino de consultado, participio de consultar. Gerundio de consultar.

Where the spellings diverge

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

10 ch
consultada
11 ch
consultando

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: consultada is [kõnsul̪ˈt̪að̞a] while consultando is [kõnsul̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59983, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

consultada is recorded at frequency rank #28,701, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõnsul̪ˈt̪að̞a]. consultando is at rank #31,282, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnsul̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o].

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 59983, this pair ranks #60,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of consultada vs consultando

Shared letters: acdlnostu. Private to "consultada": -. Private to "consultando": -.

"consultada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV  ·  "consultando" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • consultadacconsultada · cnosultada · connsultada · conslutada · conssultada · consulatda · consulltada · consultaad
  • consultandocconsultando · cnosultando · connsultando · conslutando · conssultando · consulatndo · consulltando · consultadno

Frequency comparison

consultada#28,701
consultando#31,282

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "consultada" and "consultando" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "consultada" is a participle and "consultando" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "consultada" or "consultando"?
"consultada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,701 in our Spanish list, against #31,282 for "consultando". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering consultada vs consultando

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “consultada”; for a verb, it's “consultando”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “consultada” 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