Which to use
“consultan” and “consulten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,069
- “consultan” frequency rank
- #48,316
- “consulten” frequency rank
- 92385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consultan | consulten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de consultar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de consultar. |
Where the eye mixes consultan and consulten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. consultan and consulten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses consultan with consulten
A purely visual mix-up. consultan ([kõnˈsul̪t̪ãn]) and consulten ([kõnˈsul̪t̪ẽn]) 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 - a in “consultan” becomes e in “consulten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92385, 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]. consulten is at rank #48,316, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnˈsul̪t̪ẽn].
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 92385, this pair ranks #1,528 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of consultan vs consulten
Shared letters: clnostu. Private to "consultan": a. Private to "consulten": e.
"consultan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "consulten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "consultan" and "consulten" 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 "consulten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,528 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consultan" and "consulten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consulté vs consulten". 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 #1,528 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.