suban

[ˈsuβ̞ãn]

/[ˈsuβ̞ãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“suban” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,061. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,061
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de subir o de subirse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-suban · suban · Spanish

suban · rank #12,061 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,061
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH soviéticos

Nearest frequency peer: soviéticos (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “suban”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “suban” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

suban vs sun
60% similar
suban vs suma
60% similar
suban vs sube
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for suban
PropertyValue
Headwordsuban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈsuβ̞ãn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,061
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “suban”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).subancae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “soviéticos” (#12,060), “suponiendo” (#12,062), “sosteniendo” (#12,059). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “suban” va en #12,061. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around suban (IPA [ˈsuβ̞ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,061 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for suban, with forms such as "sbuan", "ssuban", and "suabn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sun", "suma", "sube", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is suban, spelled S-U-B-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de subir o de subirse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de subir o del imperativo negativo de subirse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sbuan
  • ssuban
  • suabn
  • subann
  • subban
  • subna
  • suvan
  • usban

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of suban - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

sbuan2ssuban1suabn2subann1subban1subna2suvan1usban2
Edit distance from "suban"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "suban"?
"suban" is spelled S-U-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsuβ̞ãn].
What does "suban" mean?
As a verb, "suban" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de subir o de subirse.
What words are commonly confused with "suban"?
"suban" is commonly confused with "sun", "suma", "sube". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suban" is [ˈsuβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suban" come from?
"suban" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "suban", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Susan#12,064short#12,056rayas#12,044zorro#12,078

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

reposo8 variantsRaquel8 variantsasedio8 variantspredio8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list