discusiónvsdiscutióWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: discusión is a noun, discutió is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“discusión” is a noun and “discutió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,979
“discusión” frequency rank
#21,985
“discutió” frequency rank
23964
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature discusión discutió
Definition Acción o efecto de discutir Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de discutir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set discusión and discutió apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
discusión
8 ch
discutió

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: discusión is [d̪iskuˈsjõn] while discutió is [d̪iskuˈt̪jo]. 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 23964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

discusión is recorded at frequency rank #1,979, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪iskuˈsjõn]. 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 23964, this pair ranks #243,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of discusión vs discutió

Shared letters: cdisuó. Private to "discusión": n. Private to "discutió": t.

"discusión" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC  ·  "discutió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV

Frequency comparison

discusión#1,979
discutió#21,985

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "discusión" and "discutió" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "discusión" is a noun and "discutió" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "discusión" or "discutió"?
"discusión" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,979 in our Spanish list, against #21,985 for "discutió". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering discusión vs discutió

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “discusión”; for a verb, it's “discutió”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “discusión” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list