Which to use
“pregunta” is a noun and “presunto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #491
- “pregunta” frequency rank
- #9,179
- “presunto” frequency rank
- 9670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pregunta | presunto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Locución o enunciación que solicita del interlocutor alguna información a modo de respuesta | Supuesto. |
Where the eye mixes pregunta and presunto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pregunta and presunto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pregunta vs presunto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pregunta is [pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪t̪a] while presunto is [pɾeˈsũn̪t̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pregunta is recorded at frequency rank #491, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪t̪a]. presunto is at rank #9,179, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pɾeˈsũn̪t̪o].
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 9670, this pair ranks #301,195 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pregunta vs presunto
Shared letters: enprtu. Private to "pregunta": ag. Private to "presunto": os.
"pregunta" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "presunto" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pregunta" and "presunto" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pregunta" or "presunto" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pregunta" and "presunto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pregunta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "presunto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,195 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pregunta" and "presunto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "presumo vs presunto". 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 #301,195 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.