Which to use
“disculpo” and “discutió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,605
- “disculpo” frequency rank
- #21,985
- “discutió” frequency rank
- 51590
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disculpo | discutió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de disculpar o de disculparse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de discutir. |
Where the eye mixes disculpo and discutió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. disculpo (CVCCVCCV) and discutió (CVCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses disculpo with discutió
A purely visual mix-up. disculpo ([d̪isˈkulpo]) and discutió ([d̪iskuˈt̪jo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51590, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disculpo is recorded at frequency rank #29,605, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈkulpo]. discutió is at rank #21,985, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iskuˈt̪jo].
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 51590, this pair ranks #97,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disculpo vs discutió
Shared letters: cdisu. Private to "disculpo": lop. Private to "discutió": tó.
"disculpo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "discutió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- disculpo ← ddisculpo · dicsulpo · discculpo · disclupo · discullpo · disculop · disculppo · discuplo
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "disculpo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "discutió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disculpo" and "discutió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disculpado vs disculpo". 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 #97,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.