Which to use
“omiten” and “omitir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,565
- “omiten” frequency rank
- #26,547
- “omitir” frequency rank
- 75112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | omiten | omitir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de omitir. | No realizar una acción. |
Where the eye mixes omiten and omitir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. omiten and omitir follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses omiten with omitir
A purely visual mix-up. omiten ([oˈmit̪ẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75112, 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]. 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 75112, this pair ranks #20,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of omiten vs omitir
Shared letters: imot. Private to "omiten": en. Private to "omitir": r.
"omiten" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "omitir" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "omiten" and "omitir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "omiten" or "omitir"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "omiten" and "omitir" 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 "omitir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "omiten" and "omitir" 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 #20,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.