Which to use
“fumado” and “fumo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,768
- “fumado” frequency rank
- #14,599
- “fumo” frequency rank
- 43367
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fumado | fumo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de fumar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de fumar. |
Where the eye mixes fumado and fumo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fumado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against fumo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fumado vs fumo
A purely visual mix-up. fumado ([fuˈmað̞o]) and fumo ([ˈfumo]) 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 43367, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fumado is recorded at frequency rank #28,768, classified as averb, pronounced [fuˈmað̞o]. fumo is at rank #14,599, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfumo].
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 43367, this pair ranks #143,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fumado vs fumo
Shared letters: fmou. Private to "fumado": ad. Private to "fumo": -.
"fumado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "fumo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fumado" and "fumo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fumado" vs "fumo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fumado" and "fumo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fumado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fumo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fumado" and "fumo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "finado vs fumado". 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 #143,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.