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

#27,384
“resumido” frequency rank
#46,789
“resumo” frequency rank
74173
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resumido resumo
Definition Participio de resumir. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de resumir.

Where the eye mixes resumido and resumo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. resumido runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against resumo's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
resumido
6 ch
resumo

Why the eye confuses resumido with resumo

A purely visual mix-up. resumido ([resuˈmið̞o]) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resumido is recorded at frequency rank #27,384, classified as averb, pronounced [resuˈmið̞o]. 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 74173, this pair ranks #21,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of resumido vs resumo

Shared letters: emorsu. Private to "resumido": di. Private to "resumo": -.

"resumido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "resumo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resumidoersumido · resmuido · ressumido · resuimdo · resumdio · resumiddo · resumiod · resummido
  • resumoersumo · resmuo · ressumo · resummo · resuom · reusmo · rresumo · rseumo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "resumido" for "resumo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([resuˈmið̞o] versus [reˈsumo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "resumido" vs "resumo" - which ranks higher?
"resumido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,384 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.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "resumido" and "resumo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "resumido" 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 #21,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resumido" 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 #21,830 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