Which to use
“distingue” and “distinguió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,804
- “distingue” frequency rank
- #28,338
- “distinguió” frequency rank
- 38142
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | distingue | distinguió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) 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 distingue and distinguió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. distingue runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVV) against distinguió's 10 (CVCCVCCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between distingue and distinguió
A purely visual mix-up. distingue ([d̪isˈt̪ĩŋge]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38142, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
distingue is recorded at frequency rank #9,804, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪isˈt̪ĩŋge]. 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 38142, this pair ranks #171,610 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of distingue vs distinguió
Shared letters: dginstu. Private to "distingue": e. Private to "distinguió": ó.
"distingue" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "distinguió" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- distingue ← ddistingue · disitngue · disstingue · distignue · distingeu · distinggue · distinngue · distinuge
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "distingue" and "distinguió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "distingue" vs "distinguió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "distingue" 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 #171,610 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "distingue" 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 #171,610 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.