consumidovsconsumióWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#16,798
“consumido” frequency rank
#34,519
“consumió” frequency rank
51317
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature consumido consumió
Definition Raquítico, muy débil. 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 consumido and consumió apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
consumido
8 ch
consumió

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: consumido is [kõnsuˈmið̞o] 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51317, 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]. 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 51317, this pair ranks #98,499 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of consumido vs consumió

Shared letters: cimnosu. Private to "consumido": d. Private to "consumió": ó.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • consumidocconsumido · cnosumido · connsumido · consmuido · conssumido · consuimdo · consumdio · consumiddo

Frequency comparison

consumido#16,798
consumió#34,519

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "consumido" and "consumió" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "consumido" is an adjective and "consumió" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "consumido" or "consumió"?
"consumido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,798 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 consumido vs consumió

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list