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

#33,086
“discuta” frequency rank
#15,594
“discuten” frequency rank
48680
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature discuta discuten
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de discutir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de discutir.

Where the eye mixes discuta and discuten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
discuta
8 ch
discuten

Why the eye confuses discuta with discuten

A purely visual mix-up. discuta ([d̪isˈkut̪a]) and discuten ([d̪isˈkut̪ẽn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

discuta is recorded at frequency rank #33,086, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈkut̪a]. discuten is at rank #15,594, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈkut̪ẽn].

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 48680, this pair ranks #113,089 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of discuta vs discuten

Shared letters: cdistu. Private to "discuta": a. Private to "discuten": en.

"discuta" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "discuten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • discutaddiscuta · dicsuta · disccuta · disctua · discuat · discutta · disscuta · disucta
  • discutenddiscuten · dicsuten · disccuten · disctuen · discuetn · discutenn · discutne · discutten

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "discuta" and "discuten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪isˈkut̪a] versus [d̪isˈkut̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "discuta" or "discuten" show up more?
"discuten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,594 in our Spanish list, against #33,086 for "discuta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "discuta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "discuten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #113,089 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "discuta" and "discuten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "discuta vs discutirá". 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 #113,089 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