Which to use
“discutan” and “discutía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,258
- “discutan” frequency rank
- #32,176
- “discutía” frequency rank
- 72434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | discutan | discutía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de discutir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de discutir. |
Where the eye mixes discutan and discutía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between discutan and discutía
A purely visual mix-up. discutan ([d̪isˈkut̪ãn]) and discutía ([d̪iskuˈt̪ia]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
discutan is recorded at frequency rank #40,258, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈkut̪ãn]. discutía is at rank #32,176, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iskuˈt̪ia].
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 72434, this pair ranks #25,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of discutan vs discutía
Shared letters: acdistu. Private to "discutan": n. Private to "discutía": í.
"discutan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "discutía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- discutan ← ddiscutan · dicsutan · disccutan · disctuan · discuatn · discutann · discutna · discuttan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "discutan" and "discutía" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "discutan" or "discutía" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "discutan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "discutía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "discutan" and "discutía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "discutan vs discutas". 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 #25,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.