Which to use
“cuestión” is a noun and “cuestionó” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #962
- “cuestión” frequency rank
- #21,624
- “cuestionó” frequency rank
- 22586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuestión | cuestionó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pregunta que se hace o propone para averiguar la verdad de algo controvirtiéndolo. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cuestionar. |
Where the eye mixes cuestión and cuestionó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cuestión runs 8 letters (CVVCCVVC) against cuestionó's 9 (CVVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cuestión and cuestionó
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cuestión is [kwesˈt̪jõn] while cuestionó is [kwest̪joˈno]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuestión is recorded at frequency rank #962, classified as anoun, pronounced [kwesˈt̪jõn]. cuestionó is at rank #21,624, tagged as averb, pronounced [kwest̪joˈno].
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 22586, this pair ranks #249,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cuestión vs cuestionó
Shared letters: ceinstuó. Private to "cuestión": -. Private to "cuestionó": o.
"cuestión" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC · "cuestionó" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cuestión" and "cuestionó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cuestión" or "cuestionó"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cuestión" and "cuestionó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cuestión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuestionó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuestión" and "cuestionó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuestionan vs cuestionó". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #249,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.