Which to use
“consultar” and “consulten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,278
- “consultar” frequency rank
- #48,316
- “consulten” frequency rank
- 54594
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consultar | consulten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Informarse con personas que entienden o pueden entender de un asunto más que uno mismo, para poder formarse una opinión o tomar una decisión. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de consultar. |
Where the eye mixes consultar and consulten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. consultar 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 consultar with consulten
A purely visual mix-up. consultar ([kõnsul̪ˈt̪aɾ]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54594, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consultar is recorded at frequency rank #6,278, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnsul̪ˈt̪aɾ]. 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 54594, this pair ranks #82,624 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of consultar vs consulten
Shared letters: clnostu. Private to "consultar": ar. Private to "consulten": e.
"consultar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "consulten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "consultar" and "consulten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "consultar" or "consulten"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "consultar" 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 #82,624 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consultar" 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 #82,624 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.