discutidasvsdiscutidosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#45,269
“discutidas” frequency rank
#38,653
“discutidos” frequency rank
83922
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes discutidas and discutidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. discutidas and discutidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
discutidas
10 ch
discutidos

Visual trap between discutidas and discutidos

A purely visual mix-up. discutidas ([d̪iskuˈt̪ið̞as]) 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 a single letter - a in “discutidas” becomes o in “discutidos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83922, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

discutidas is recorded at frequency rank #45,269, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪iskuˈt̪ið̞as]. 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 83922, this pair ranks #7,589 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of discutidas vs discutidos

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

"discutidas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC  ·  "discutidos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • discutidas ← ddiscutidas · dicsutidas · disccutidas · disctuidas · discuitdas · discutdias · discutiads · discutidass
  • discutidos ← ddiscutidos · dicsutidos · disccutidos · disctuidos · discuitdos · discutdios · discutiddos · discutidoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "discutidas" and "discutidos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iskuˈt̪ið̞as] versus [d̪iskuˈt̪ið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "discutidas" vs "discutidos" - which ranks higher?
"discutidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,653 in our Spanish list, against #45,269 for "discutidas". 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 "discutidas" 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 #7,589 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "discutidas" and "discutidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "discutidas 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 #7,589 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