cuestionadovscuestionóWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“cuestionado” and “cuestionó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,208
“cuestionado” frequency rank
#21,624
“cuestionó” frequency rank
39832
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cuestionado cuestionó
Definition Participio 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 cuestionado and cuestionó

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. cuestionado runs 11 letters (CVVCCVVCVCV) against cuestionó's 9 (CVVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
cuestionado
9 ch
cuestionó

Why the eye confuses cuestionado with cuestionó

A purely visual mix-up. cuestionado ([kwest̪joˈnað̞o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cuestionado is recorded at frequency rank #18,208, classified as averb, pronounced [kwest̪joˈnað̞o]. 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 39832, this pair ranks #162,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cuestionado vs cuestionó

Shared letters: ceinostu. Private to "cuestionado": ad. Private to "cuestionó": ó.

"cuestionado" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVCV  ·  "cuestionó" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cuestionadoccuestionado · ceustionado · cuesitonado · cuesstionado · cuestinoado · cuestioando · cuestionaddo · cuestionaod

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cuestionado" and "cuestionó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kwest̪joˈnað̞o] versus [kwest̪joˈno]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cuestionado" vs "cuestionó" - which ranks higher?
"cuestionado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,208 in our Spanish list, against #21,624 for "cuestionó". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cuestionado" 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 #162,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cuestionado" and "cuestionó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuestionado vs cuestionaron". 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 #162,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list