Which to use
“consulté” and “consulten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,318
- “consulté” frequency rank
- #48,316
- “consulten” frequency rank
- 96634
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consulté | consulten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de consultar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de consultar. |
Where the eye mixes consulté and consulten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. consulté runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against consulten's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: consulté vs consulten
A purely visual mix-up. consulté ([kõnsul̪ˈt̪e]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 96634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consulté is recorded at frequency rank #48,318, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnsul̪ˈt̪e]. 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 96634, this pair ranks #301 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of consulté vs consulten
Shared letters: clnostu. Private to "consulté": é. Private to "consulten": e.
"consulté" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "consulten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- consulten ← cconsulten · cnosulten · connsulten · consluten · conssulten · consuletn · consullten · consultenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "consulté" for "consulten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "consulté" vs "consulten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "consulté" 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 #301 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consulté" and "consulten" 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 #301 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.