Which to use
“discuten” and “discutía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,594
- “discuten” frequency rank
- #32,176
- “discutía” frequency rank
- 47770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | discuten | discutía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de discutir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de discutir. |
Where the eye mixes discuten and discutía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. discuten (CVCCVCVC) and discutía (CVCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: discuten vs discutía
A purely visual mix-up. discuten ([d̪isˈkut̪ẽn]) 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 47770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
discuten is recorded at frequency rank #15,594, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈkut̪ẽn]. 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 47770, this pair ranks #118,202 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of discuten vs discutía
Shared letters: cdistu. Private to "discuten": en. Private to "discutía": aí.
"discuten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "discutía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- discuten ← ddiscuten · dicsuten · disccuten · disctuen · discuetn · discutenn · discutne · discutten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "discuten" and "discutía" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "discuten" vs "discutía" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "discuten" 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 #118,202 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "discuten" and "discutía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "discutía 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 #118,202 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.