consumidavsconsumióWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: consumida is a participle, consumió is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“consumida” is a participle and “consumió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,702
“consumida” frequency rank
#34,519
“consumió” frequency rank
63221
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature consumida consumió
Definition Forma del femenino de consumido, participio de consumir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de consumir o de consumirse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set consumida and consumió apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
consumida
8 ch
consumió

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: consumida is [kõnsuˈmið̞a] while consumió is [kõnsuˈmjo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63221, 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]. 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 63221, this pair ranks #49,424 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of consumida vs consumió

Shared letters: cimnosu. Private to "consumida": ad. Private to "consumió": ó.

"consumida" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "consumió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • consumidacconsumida · cnosumida · connsumida · consmuida · conssumida · consuimda · consumdia · consumiad

Frequency comparison

consumida#28,702
consumió#34,519

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "consumida" and "consumió" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "consumida" is a participle and "consumió" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "consumida" or "consumió"?
"consumida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,702 in our Spanish list, against #34,519 for "consumió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering consumida vs consumió

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “consumida”; for a verb, it's “consumió”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “consumida” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

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