Which to use
“discutió” and “discuto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,985
- “discutió” frequency rank
- #34,993
- “discuto” frequency rank
- 56978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | discutió | discuto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de discutir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de discutir. |
Where the eye mixes discutió and discuto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. discutió runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against discuto's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses discutió with discuto
A purely visual mix-up. discutió ([d̪iskuˈt̪jo]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
discutió is recorded at frequency rank #21,985, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iskuˈt̪jo]. 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 56978, this pair ranks #72,342 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of discutió vs discuto
Shared letters: cdistu. Private to "discutió": ó. Private to "discuto": o.
"discutió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "discuto" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- discuto ← ddiscuto · dicsuto · disccuto · disctuo · discuot · discutto · disscuto · disucto
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "discutió" and "discuto" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "discutió" vs "discuto" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "discutió" 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 #72,342 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "discutió" 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 #72,342 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.