omitevsomitirWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#28,853
“omite” frequency rank
#26,547
“omitir” frequency rank
55400
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature omite omitir
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de omitir. No realizar una acción.

Where the eye mixes omite and omitir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
omite
6 ch
omitir

Visual trap between omite and omitir

A purely visual mix-up. omite ([oˈmit̪e]) and omitir ([omiˈt̪iɾ]) 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 55400, 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]. omitir is at rank #26,547, tagged as averb, pronounced [omiˈt̪iɾ].

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 55400, this pair ranks #79,074 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of omite vs omitir

Shared letters: imot. Private to "omite": e. Private to "omitir": r.

"omite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "omitir" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • omitemoite · oimte · omiet · omitte · ommite · omtie
  • omitirmoitir · oimtir · omiitr · omitirr · omitri · omittir · ommitir · omtiir

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "omite" for "omitir" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([oˈmit̪e] versus [omiˈt̪iɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "omite" vs "omitir" - which ranks higher?
"omitir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,547 in our Spanish list, against #28,853 for "omite". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "omite" and "omitir" 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 "omitir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #79,074 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "omite" and "omitir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ojito vs omite". 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 #79,074 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