Which to use
“omiten” and “omitió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,565
- “omiten” frequency rank
- #44,894
- “omitió” frequency rank
- 93459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | omiten | omitió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 omiten and omitió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. omiten (VCVCVC) and omitió (VCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses omiten with omitió
A purely visual mix-up. omiten ([oˈmit̪ẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93459, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
omiten is recorded at frequency rank #48,565, classified as averb, pronounced [oˈmit̪ẽn]. 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 93459, this pair ranks #1,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of omiten vs omitió
Shared letters: imot. Private to "omiten": en. Private to "omitió": ó.
"omiten" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "omitió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- omiten ← moiten · oimten · omietn · omitenn · omitne · omitten · ommiten · omtien
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "omiten" and "omitió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "omiten" or "omitió" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "omiten" and "omitió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "omiten" 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 #1,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "omiten" 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 #1,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.