Which to use
“consumir” is a verb and “consumo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,238
- “consumir” frequency rank
- #2,134
- “consumo” frequency rank
- 13372
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consumir | consumo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | destruir | a ação de consumir |
Letter map: consumir vs consumo
Shared letters muted; letters that set consumir and consumo apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. consumir runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against consumo's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: consumir vs consumo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: consumir is averb and consumoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13372, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consumir is recorded at frequency rank #11,238, classified as averb, pronounced /kõ.su.ˈmiɾ/. 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 13372, this pair ranks #58,989 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of consumir vs consumo
Shared letters: cmnosu. Private to "consumir": ir. Private to "consumo": -.
"consumir" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "consumo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "consumir" for "consumo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "consumir" vs "consumo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "consumir" vs "consumo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "consumir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consumo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,989 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consumir" and "consumo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consumar vs consumir". 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 #58,989 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.