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“descubrimos” and “descubrió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,670
- “descubrimos” frequency rank
- #4,503
- “descubrió” frequency rank
- 18173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descubrimos | descubrió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de descubrir o de descubrirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de descubrir o de descubrirse. |
Where the eye mixes descubrimos and descubrió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. descubrimos runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCVC) against descubrió's 9 (CVCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: descubrimos vs descubrió
A purely visual mix-up. descubrimos ([d̪eskuˈβ̞ɾimos]) and descubrió ([d̪eskuˈβ̞ɾjo]) 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 18173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
descubrimos is recorded at frequency rank #13,670, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eskuˈβ̞ɾimos]. descubrió is at rank #4,503, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eskuˈβ̞ɾjo].
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 18173, this pair ranks #269,029 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of descubrimos vs descubrió
Shared letters: bcdeirsu. Private to "descubrimos": mo. Private to "descubrió": ó.
"descubrimos" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC · "descubrió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- descubrimos ← ddescubrimos · decsubrimos · descburimos · desccubrimos · descubbrimos · descubirmos · descubrimmos · descubrimoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "descubrimos" and "descubrió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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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 "descubrimos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "descubrió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,029 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descubrimos" and "descubrió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descubrimos vs descubriremos". 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 #269,029 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.