Which to use
“discutido” and “discuto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,952
- “discutido” frequency rank
- #34,993
- “discuto” frequency rank
- 46945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | discutido | discuto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de discutir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de discutir. |
Where the eye mixes discutido and discuto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. discutido runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against discuto's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between discutido and discuto
A purely visual mix-up. discutido ([d̪iskuˈt̪ið̞o]) and discuto ([d̪isˈkut̪o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46945, 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]. discuto is at rank #34,993, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈkut̪o].
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 46945, this pair ranks #122,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of discutido vs discuto
Shared letters: cdiostu. Private to "discutido": -. Private to "discuto": -.
"discutido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "discuto" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "discutido" and "discuto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "discutido" or "discuto" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "discutido" and "discuto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "discutido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "discuto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "discutido" and "discuto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "discutas vs discuto". 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 #122,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.