Which to use
“consultan” and “consultar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,069
- “consultan” frequency rank
- #6,278
- “consultar” frequency rank
- 50347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consultan | consultar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de consultar. | Informarse con personas que entienden o pueden entender de un asunto más que uno mismo, para poder formarse una opinión o tomar una decisión. |
Where the eye mixes consultan and consultar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses consultan with consultar
A purely visual mix-up. consultan ([kõnˈsul̪t̪ãn]) and consultar ([kõnsul̪ˈt̪aɾ]) 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 - n in “consultan” becomes r in “consultar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consultan is recorded at frequency rank #44,069, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnˈsul̪t̪ãn]. consultar is at rank #6,278, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnsul̪ˈt̪aɾ].
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 50347, this pair ranks #103,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of consultan vs consultar
Shared letters: aclnostu. Private to "consultan": -. Private to "consultar": r.
"consultan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "consultar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "consultan" and "consultar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "consultan" vs "consultar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "consultan" and "consultar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "consultan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consultar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consultan" and "consultar" 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 #103,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.