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Which to use

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

#42,761
“vomita” frequency rank
#32,454
“vomito” frequency rank
75215
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vomita vomito
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de vomitar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de vomitar.

Where the eye mixes vomita and vomito

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vomita and vomito follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
vomita
6 ch
vomito

Visual trap between vomita and vomito

A purely visual mix-up. vomita ([boˈmit̪a]) and vomito ([boˈmit̪o]) 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 a single letter - a in “vomita” becomes o in “vomito”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vomita is recorded at frequency rank #42,761, classified as averb, pronounced [boˈmit̪a]. vomito is at rank #32,454, tagged as averb, pronounced [boˈmit̪o].

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 75215, this pair ranks #19,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vomita vs vomito

Shared letters: imotv. Private to "vomita": a. Private to "vomito": -.

"vomita" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "vomito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vomita ← bomita · ovmita · vmoita · voimta · vomiat · vomitta · vommita · vomtia
  • vomito ← bomito · ovmito · vmoito · voimto · vomiot · vomitto · vommito · vomtio

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vomita" for "vomito" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([boˈmit̪a] versus [boˈmit̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vomita" vs "vomito" - which ranks higher?
"vomito" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,454 in our Spanish list, against #42,761 for "vomita". 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 "vomita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vomito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #19,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vomita" and "vomito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Volta vs vomita". 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 #19,990 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