Which to use
“refugio” is a noun and “resumió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,191
- “refugio” frequency rank
- #37,303
- “resumió” frequency rank
- 41494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refugio | resumió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lugar en que ampararse, resguardarse, recibir protección, asilo o acogida. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de resumir. |
Where the eye mixes refugio and resumió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. refugio and resumió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses refugio with resumió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: refugio is [reˈfuxjo] while resumió is [resuˈmjo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refugio is recorded at frequency rank #4,191, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈfuxjo]. resumió is at rank #37,303, tagged as averb, pronounced [resuˈmjo].
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 41494, this pair ranks #153,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refugio vs resumió
Shared letters: eiru. Private to "refugio": fgo. Private to "resumió": msó.
"refugio" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "resumió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- refugio ← erfugio · reffugio · refguio · refuggio · refugoi · refuigo · reufgio · rfeugio
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "refugio" and "resumió" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "refugio" or "resumió" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "refugio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resumió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refugio" and "resumió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resumió vs resumo". 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 #153,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.