consumidovsconsumoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: consumido is a adjective, consumo is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“consumido” is an adjective and “consumo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,607
“consumido” frequency rank
#2,134
“consumo” frequency rank
13741
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature consumido consumo
Definition que se gastou a ação de consumir

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set consumido and consumo apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
consumido
7 ch
consumo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: consumido is anadjective and consumoanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13741, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

consumido is recorded at frequency rank #11,607, classified as anadj, pronounced /kõ.su.ˈmi.du/. consumo is at rank #2,134, tagged as anoun.

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 13741, this pair ranks #58,513 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of consumido vs consumo

Shared letters: cmnosu. Private to "consumido": di. Private to "consumo": -.

"consumido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "consumo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • consumidocconsumido · cnosumido · connsumido · consmuido · conssumido · consuimdo · consumdio · consumiddo
  • consumocconsumo · cnosumo · connsumo · consmuo · conssumo · consummo · consuom · conusmo

Frequency comparison

consumido#11,607
consumo#2,134

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "consumido" and "consumo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "consumido" is an adjective and "consumo" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "consumido" or "consumo"?
"consumo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,134 in our Portuguese list, against #11,607 for "consumido". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering consumido vs consumo

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “consumido”; for a noun, it's “consumo”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “consumido” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list