Which to use
“distinguió” and “distinguir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,338
- “distinguió” frequency rank
- #7,147
- “distinguir” frequency rank
- 35485
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | distinguió | distinguir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de distinguir o de distinguirse. | Percibir una cosa en medio de otras, o de circunstancias como el ruido, la oscuridad, etc. que lo dificultan, con alguno de los sentidos. |
Where the eye mixes distinguió and distinguir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. distinguió (CVCCVCCVVV) and distinguir (CVCCVCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: distinguió vs distinguir
A purely visual mix-up. distinguió ([d̪ist̪ĩŋˈgjo]) and distinguir ([d̪ist̪ĩŋˈgiɾ]) 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 a single letter - ó in “distinguió” becomes r in “distinguir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35485, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
distinguió is recorded at frequency rank #28,338, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪ist̪ĩŋˈgjo]. distinguir is at rank #7,147, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪ist̪ĩŋˈgiɾ].
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 35485, this pair ranks #185,836 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of distinguió vs distinguir
Shared letters: dginstu. Private to "distinguió": ó. Private to "distinguir": r.
"distinguió" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVV · "distinguir" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- distinguir ← ddistinguir · disitnguir · disstinguir · distignuir · distingguir · distingiur · distinguirr · distinguri
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "distinguió" and "distinguir" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "distinguió" or "distinguir" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "distinguió" and "distinguir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "distinguió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "distinguir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,836 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "distinguió" and "distinguir" 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 #185,836 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.