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Which to use

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

#9,531
“resume” frequency rank
#37,303
“resumió” frequency rank
46834
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resume resumió
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de resumir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de resumir.

Where the eye mixes resume and resumió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. resume runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against resumió's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
resume
7 ch
resumió

Visual trap between resume and resumió

A purely visual mix-up. resume ([reˈsume]) and resumió ([resuˈmjo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46834, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resume is recorded at frequency rank #9,531, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈsume]. 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 46834, this pair ranks #123,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of resume vs resumió

Shared letters: emrsu. Private to "resume": -. Private to "resumió": ió.

"resume" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "resumió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resume ← ersume · resmue · ressume · resuem · resumme · reusme · rresume · rseume

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "resume" and "resumió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈsume] versus [resuˈmjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "resume" vs "resumió" - which ranks higher?
"resume" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,531 in our Spanish list, against #37,303 for "resumió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "resume" 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 #123,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resume" 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 #123,456 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