discutidovsdiscutióConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#11,952
“discutido” frequency rank
#21,985
“discutió” frequency rank
33937
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature discutido discutió
Definition Participio 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 discutido and discutió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. discutido runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against discutió's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
discutido
8 ch
discutió

Look-alike desk: discutido vs discutió

A purely visual mix-up. discutido ([d̪iskuˈt̪ið̞o]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33937, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

discutido is recorded at frequency rank #11,952, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iskuˈt̪ið̞o]. 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 33937, this pair ranks #194,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of discutido vs discutió

Shared letters: cdistu. Private to "discutido": o. Private to "discutió": ó.

"discutido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "discutió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • discutido ← ddiscutido · dicsutido · disccutido · disctuido · discuitdo · discutdio · discutiddo · discutiod

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "discutido" and "discutió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iskuˈt̪ið̞o] versus [d̪iskuˈt̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "discutido" or "discutió"?
"discutido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,952 in our Spanish list, against #21,985 for "discutió". 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 "discutido" 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 #194,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "discutido" and "discutió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "discutió 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 #194,095 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