Which to use
“consultado” and “consultan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,091
- “consultado” frequency rank
- #44,069
- “consultan” frequency rank
- 53160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consultado | consultan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de consultar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de consultar. |
Where the eye mixes consultado and consultan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: consultado vs consultan
A purely visual mix-up. consultado ([kõnsul̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and consultan ([kõnˈsul̪t̪ãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consultado is recorded at frequency rank #9,091, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnsul̪ˈt̪að̞o]. consultan is at rank #44,069, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnˈsul̪t̪ãn].
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 53160, this pair ranks #89,234 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of consultado vs consultan
Shared letters: aclnostu. Private to "consultado": d. Private to "consultan": -.
"consultado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "consultan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- consultado ← cconsultado · cnosultado · connsultado · conslutado · conssultado · consulatdo · consulltado · consultaddo
- consultan ← cconsultan · cnosultan · connsultan · conslutan · conssultan · consulatn · consulltan · consultann
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "consultado" and "consultan" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "consultado" or "consultan"?
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 "consultado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consultan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,234 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consultado" and "consultan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consultan vs consulté". 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 #89,234 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.