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“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.

10 ch
consultado
9 ch
consultan

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

  • consultadocconsultado · cnosultado · connsultado · conslutado · conssultado · consulatdo · consulltado · consultaddo
  • consultancconsultan · cnosultan · connsultan · conslutan · conssultan · consulatn · consulltan · consultann

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "consultado" and "consultan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõnsul̪ˈt̪að̞o] versus [kõnˈsul̪t̪ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "consultado" or "consultan"?
"consultado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,091 in our Spanish list, against #44,069 for "consultan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list