Which to use
“consumidos” is a participle and “consumos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,962
- “consumidos” frequency rank
- #24,804
- “consumos” frequency rank
- 59766
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consumidos | consumos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de consumido, participio de consumir. | Forma del plural de consumo. |
Where the eye mixes consumidos and consumos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. consumidos runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVC) against consumos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between consumidos and consumos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: consumidos is [kõnsuˈmið̞os] while consumos is [kõnˈsumos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consumidos is recorded at frequency rank #34,962, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõnsuˈmið̞os]. consumos is at rank #24,804, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõnˈsumos].
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 59766, this pair ranks #61,408 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of consumidos vs consumos
Shared letters: cmnosu. Private to "consumidos": di. Private to "consumos": -.
"consumidos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "consumos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- consumidos ← cconsumidos · cnosumidos · connsumidos · consmuidos · conssumidos · consuimdos · consumdios · consumiddos
- consumos ← cconsumos · cnosumos · connsumos · consmuos · conssumos · consummos · consumoss · consumso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "consumidos" for "consumos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "consumidos" or "consumos" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "consumidos" and "consumos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "consumidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consumos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,408 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consumidos" and "consumos" 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 #61,408 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.