rehusóvsresumoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“rehusó” and “resumo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,592
“rehusó” frequency rank
#46,789
“resumo” frequency rank
73381
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rehusó resumo
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de rehusar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de resumir.

Where the eye mixes rehusó and resumo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. rehusó and resumo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
rehusó
6 ch
resumo

Visual trap between rehusó and resumo

A purely visual mix-up. rehusó ([rewˈso]) and resumo ([reˈsumo]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73381, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rehusó is recorded at frequency rank #26,592, classified as averb, pronounced [rewˈso]. resumo is at rank #46,789, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈsumo].

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 73381, this pair ranks #23,413 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rehusó vs resumo

Shared letters: ersu. Private to "rehusó": . Private to "resumo": mo.

"rehusó" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "resumo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resumoersumo · resmuo · ressumo · resummo · resuom · reusmo · rresumo · rseumo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rehusó" and "resumo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([rewˈso] versus [reˈsumo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "rehusó" vs "resumo" - which ranks higher?
"rehusó" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,592 in our Spanish list, against #46,789 for "resumo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rehusó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resumo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #23,413 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rehusó" and "resumo" 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 #23,413 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