Which to use
“consumida” and “consumidas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,702
- “consumida” frequency rank
- #43,480
- “consumidas” frequency rank
- 72182
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consumida | consumidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de consumido, participio de consumir. | Forma del femenino plural de consumido, participio de consumir. |
Where the eye mixes consumida and consumidas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. consumida runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against consumidas's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses consumida with consumidas
A purely visual mix-up. consumida ([kõnsuˈmið̞a]) and consumidas ([kõnsuˈmið̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “consumida” sits inside “consumidas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72182, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consumida is recorded at frequency rank #28,702, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõnsuˈmið̞a]. consumidas is at rank #43,480, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõnsuˈmið̞as].
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 72182, this pair ranks #25,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of consumida vs consumidas
Shared letters: acdimnosu. Private to "consumida": -. Private to "consumidas": -.
"consumida" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "consumidas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- consumida ← cconsumida · cnosumida · connsumida · consmuida · conssumida · consuimda · consumdia · consumiad
- consumidas ← cconsumidas · cnosumidas · connsumidas · consmuidas · conssumidas · consuimdas · consumdias · consumiads
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "consumida" for "consumidas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "consumida" or "consumidas"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "consumida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consumidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consumida" and "consumidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consumían vs consumidas". 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 #25,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.