Which to use
“distingo” and “distinguió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,309
- “distingo” frequency rank
- #28,338
- “distinguió” frequency rank
- 69647
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | distingo | distinguió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de distinguir o de distinguirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de distinguir o de distinguirse. |
Where the eye mixes distingo and distinguió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. distingo runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against distinguió's 10 (CVCCVCCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: distingo vs distinguió
A purely visual mix-up. distingo ([d̪isˈt̪ĩŋgo]) and distinguió ([d̪ist̪ĩŋˈgjo]) 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 69647, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
distingo is recorded at frequency rank #41,309, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈt̪ĩŋgo]. distinguió is at rank #28,338, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪ist̪ĩŋˈgjo].
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 69647, this pair ranks #31,528 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of distingo vs distinguió
Shared letters: dginst. Private to "distingo": o. Private to "distinguió": uó.
"distingo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "distinguió" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- distingo ← ddistingo · disitngo · disstingo · distigno · distinggo · distinngo · distinog · distnigo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "distingo" and "distinguió" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "distingo" or "distinguió"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "distingo" and "distinguió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "distingo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "distinguió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,528 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "distingo" and "distinguió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "distinguía vs distinguió". 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 #31,528 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.