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“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.

8 ch
discutió
7 ch
discuto

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?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iskuˈt̪jo] versus [d̪isˈkut̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "discutió" vs "discuto" - which ranks higher?
"discutió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,985 in our Spanish list, against #34,993 for "discuto". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list