Which to use
“consumido” is an adjective and “consumidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,798
- “consumido” frequency rank
- #34,962
- “consumidos” frequency rank
- 51760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consumido | consumidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Raquítico, muy débil. | Forma del plural de consumido, participio de consumir. |
Where the eye mixes consumido and consumidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. consumido runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against consumidos's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: consumido vs consumidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: consumido is [kõnsuˈmið̞o] while consumidos is [kõnsuˈmið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “consumido” sits inside “consumidos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consumido is recorded at frequency rank #16,798, classified as anadj, pronounced [kõnsuˈmið̞o]. consumidos is at rank #34,962, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõnsuˈmið̞os].
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 51760, this pair ranks #96,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of consumido vs consumidos
Shared letters: cdimnosu. Private to "consumido": -. Private to "consumidos": -.
"consumido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "consumidos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- consumido ← cconsumido · cnosumido · connsumido · consmuido · conssumido · consuimdo · consumdio · consumiddo
- consumidos ← cconsumidos · cnosumidos · connsumidos · consmuidos · conssumidos · consuimdos · consumdios · consumiddos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "consumido" for "consumidos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "consumido" vs "consumidos" - 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 "consumido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consumidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consumido" and "consumidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consumidas vs consumidos". 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 #96,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.