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

#26,412
“discutida” frequency rank
#38,653
“discutidos” frequency rank
65065
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature discutida discutidos
Definition Forma del femenino de discutido, participio de discutir. Forma del plural de discutido, participio de discutir.

Where the eye mixes discutida and discutidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. discutida runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against discutidos's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
discutida
10 ch
discutidos

Visual trap between discutida and discutidos

A purely visual mix-up. discutida ([d̪iskuˈt̪ið̞a]) and discutidos ([d̪iskuˈt̪ið̞os]) 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 65065, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

discutida is recorded at frequency rank #26,412, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪iskuˈt̪ið̞a]. discutidos is at rank #38,653, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪iskuˈt̪ið̞os].

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 65065, this pair ranks #43,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of discutida vs discutidos

Shared letters: cdistu. Private to "discutida": a. Private to "discutidos": o.

"discutida" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "discutidos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • discutida ← ddiscutida · dicsutida · disccutida · disctuida · discuitda · discutdia · discutiad · discutidda
  • discutidos ← ddiscutidos · dicsutidos · disccutidos · disctuidos · discuitdos · discutdios · discutiddos · discutidoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "discutida" and "discutidos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iskuˈt̪ið̞a] versus [d̪iskuˈt̪ið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "discutida" or "discutidos"?
"discutida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,412 in our Spanish list, against #38,653 for "discutidos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "discutida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "discutidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #43,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "discutida" and "discutidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "discutidas vs discutidos". 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 #43,732 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