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

#48,358
“discutas” frequency rank
#21,985
“discutió” frequency rank
70343
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature discutas discutió
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de discutir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de discutir.

Where the eye mixes discutas and discutió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. discutas (CVCCVCVC) and discutió (CVCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
discutas
8 ch
discutió

Why the eye confuses discutas with discutió

A purely visual mix-up. discutas ([d̪isˈkut̪as]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70343, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

discutas is recorded at frequency rank #48,358, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈkut̪as]. 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 70343, this pair ranks #29,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of discutas vs discutió

Shared letters: cdistu. Private to "discutas": a. Private to "discutió": ó.

"discutas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "discutió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • discutas ← ddiscutas · dicsutas · disccutas · disctuas · discuats · discutass · discutsa · discuttas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "discutas" and "discutió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪isˈkut̪as] versus [d̪iskuˈt̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "discutas" vs "discutió" - which ranks higher?
"discutió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,985 in our Spanish list, against #48,358 for "discutas". 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 "discutas" 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 #29,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "discutas" and "discutió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "discutas vs discutidas". 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 #29,937 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