omitevsomitióConfusable pair

Which to use

“omite” and “omitió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,853
“omite” frequency rank
#44,894
“omitió” frequency rank
73747
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature omite omitió
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo 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 omite and omitió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. omite runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against omitió's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
omite
6 ch
omitió

Look-alike desk: omite vs omitió

A purely visual mix-up. omite ([oˈmit̪e]) and omitió ([omiˈt̪jo]) 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 73747, 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]. 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 73747, this pair ranks #22,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of omite vs omitió

Shared letters: imot. Private to "omite": e. Private to "omitió": ó.

"omite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "omitió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • omite ← moite · oimte · omiet · omitte · ommite · omtie

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "omite" for "omitió" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([oˈmit̪e] versus [omiˈt̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "omite" vs "omitió" - which ranks higher?
"omite" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,853 in our Spanish list, against #44,894 for "omitió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "omite" 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 #22,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "omite" and "omitió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ojito 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 #22,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list