consumesvsconsumióConfusable pair

Which to use

“consumes” and “consumió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#47,027
“consumes” frequency rank
#34,519
“consumió” frequency rank
81546
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature consumes consumió
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo 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 consumes and consumió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. consumes (CVCCVCVC) and consumió (CVCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
consumes
8 ch
consumió

Visual trap between consumes and consumió

A purely visual mix-up. consumes ([kõnˈsumes]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81546, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

consumes is recorded at frequency rank #47,027, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnˈsumes]. 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 81546, this pair ranks #10,288 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of consumes vs consumió

Shared letters: cmnosu. Private to "consumes": e. Private to "consumió": ió.

"consumes" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "consumió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • consumes ← cconsumes · cnosumes · connsumes · consmues · conssumes · consuems · consumess · consummes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "consumes" and "consumió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõnˈsumes] versus [kõnsuˈmjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "consumes" or "consumió"?
"consumió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,519 in our Spanish list, against #47,027 for "consumes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "consumes" and "consumió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "consumes" 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 #10,288 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "consumes" and "consumió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consuman vs consumes". 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 #10,288 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list