Which to use
“omisión” is a noun and “omitió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,901
- “omisión” frequency rank
- #44,894
- “omitió” frequency rank
- 59795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | omisión | omitió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de omitir | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de omitir. |
Where the eye mixes omisión and omitió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. omisión runs 7 letters (VCVCVVC) against omitió's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses omisión with omitió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: omisión is [omiˈsjõn] while omitió is [omiˈt̪jo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
omisión is recorded at frequency rank #14,901, classified as anoun, pronounced [omiˈsjõn]. omitió is at rank #44,894, tagged as averb, pronounced [omiˈt̪jo].
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 59795, this pair ranks #61,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of omisión vs omitió
Shared letters: imoó. Private to "omisión": ns. Private to "omitió": t.
"omisión" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "omitió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "omisión" and "omitió" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "omisión" vs "omitió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "omisión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "omitió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "omisión" and "omitió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ojito vs omitió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #61,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.