Which to use
“omite” and “omiten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,853
- “omite” frequency rank
- #48,565
- “omiten” frequency rank
- 77418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | omite | omiten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de omitir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de omitir. |
Where the eye mixes omite and omiten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. omite runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against omiten's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between omite and omiten
A purely visual mix-up. omite ([oˈmit̪e]) and omiten ([oˈmit̪ẽn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “omite” sits inside “omiten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77418, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
omite is recorded at frequency rank #28,853, classified as averb, pronounced [oˈmit̪e]. omiten is at rank #48,565, tagged as averb, pronounced [oˈmit̪ẽn].
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 77418, this pair ranks #16,051 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of omite vs omiten
Shared letters: eimot. Private to "omite": -. Private to "omiten": n.
"omite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "omiten" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "omite" and "omiten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "omite" or "omiten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "omite" and "omiten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "omite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "omiten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,051 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "omite" and "omiten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "omiten vs omitió". 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 #16,051 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.