Which to use
“consuma” and “consumió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,770
- “consuma” frequency rank
- #34,519
- “consumió” frequency rank
- 61289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consuma | consumió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de consumar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de consumir o de consumirse. |
Where the eye mixes consuma and consumió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. consuma runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against consumió's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: consuma vs consumió
A purely visual mix-up. consuma ([kõnˈsuma]) and consumió ([kõnsuˈmjo]) 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 61289, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consuma is recorded at frequency rank #26,770, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnˈsuma]. consumió is at rank #34,519, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnsuˈmjo].
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 61289, this pair ranks #55,985 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of consuma vs consumió
Shared letters: cmnosu. Private to "consuma": a. Private to "consumió": ió.
"consuma" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "consumió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- consuma ← cconsuma · cnosuma · connsuma · consmua · conssuma · consuam · consumma · conusma
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "consuma" and "consumió" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "consuma" or "consumió" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "consuma" and "consumió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "consuma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consumió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,985 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consuma" and "consumió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consumes vs consumió". 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 #55,985 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.