Which to use
“cuestiona” and “cuestionó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,112
- “cuestiona” frequency rank
- #21,624
- “cuestionó” frequency rank
- 35736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuestiona | cuestionó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cuestionar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cuestionar. |
Where the eye mixes cuestiona and cuestionó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. cuestiona and cuestionó follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: cuestiona vs cuestionó
A purely visual mix-up. cuestiona ([kwesˈt̪jona]) and cuestionó ([kwest̪joˈno]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “cuestiona” becomes ó in “cuestionó”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuestiona is recorded at frequency rank #14,112, classified as averb, pronounced [kwesˈt̪jona]. 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 35736, this pair ranks #184,460 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cuestiona vs cuestionó
Shared letters: ceinostu. Private to "cuestiona": a. Private to "cuestionó": ó.
"cuestiona" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVVCV · "cuestionó" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cuestiona ← ccuestiona · ceustiona · cuesitona · cuesstiona · cuestinoa · cuestioan · cuestionna · cuestoina
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cuestiona" and "cuestionó" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cuestiona" or "cuestionó" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cuestiona" 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 #184,460 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuestiona" and "cuestionó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuestionan vs cuestionó". 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 #184,460 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.