Which to use
“pregunto” is a verb and “presuntos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,745
- “pregunto” frequency rank
- #12,678
- “presuntos” frequency rank
- 14423
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pregunto | presuntos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de preguntar. | Forma del plural de presunto. |
Where the eye mixes pregunto and presuntos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. pregunto runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCV) against presuntos's 9 (CCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pregunto and presuntos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pregunto is [pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪t̪o] while presuntos is [pɾeˈsũn̪t̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pregunto is recorded at frequency rank #1,745, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪t̪o]. presuntos is at rank #12,678, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾeˈsũn̪t̪os].
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 14423, this pair ranks #284,165 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pregunto vs presuntos
Shared letters: enoprtu. Private to "pregunto": g. Private to "presuntos": s.
"pregunto" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "presuntos" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pregunto" for "presuntos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pregunto" or "presuntos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pregunto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "presuntos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,165 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pregunto" and "presuntos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "presunto vs presuntos". 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 #284,165 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.