omitenvsomitirWhich spelling fits?

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.

6 ch
omiten
6 ch
omitir

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

  • omiten ← moiten · oimten · omietn · omitenn · omitne · omitten · ommiten · omtien
  • omitir ← moitir · oimtir · omiitr · omitirr · omitri · omittir · ommitir · omtiir

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "omiten" and "omitir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([oˈmit̪ẽn] versus [omiˈt̪iɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "omiten" or "omitir"?
"omitir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,547 in our Spanish list, against #48,565 for "omiten". 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 "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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list