subían

[suˈβ̞iãn]

/[suˈβ̞iãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“subían” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #34,354. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,354
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
9
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 pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de subir o de subirse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-subian · subían · Spanish

subían · rank #34,354 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,354
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH subteniente

Nearest frequency peer: subteniente (-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 “subían”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “subían” 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).

subían vs subir
50% similar
subían vs subió
50% similar
subían vs sucia
50% similar

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

Key facts for subían
PropertyValue
Headwordsubían
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[suˈβ̞iãn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#34,354
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “subían”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “subteniente” (#34,353), “sueles” (#34,355), “subiste” (#34,351). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “subían” va en #34,354. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around subían (IPA [suˈβ̞iãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,354 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de subir o de subirse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for subían, with forms such as "sbuían", "ssubían", and "subaín". 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, "subir", "subió", "sucia", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is subían, spelled S-U-B-Í-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de subir o de subirse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sbuían
  • ssubían
  • subaín
  • subbían
  • subíann
  • subína
  • suvían
  • suíban
  • usbían

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of subían - 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.

sbuían2ssubían1subaín2subbían1subíann1subína2suvían1suíban2
Edit distance from "subían"

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 "subían"?
"subían" is spelled S-U-B-Í-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [suˈβ̞iãn].
What does "subían" mean?
As a verb, "subían" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de subir o de subirse.
What words are commonly confused with "subían"?
"subían" is commonly confused with "subir", "subió", "sucia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "subían"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "subían" is [suˈβ̞iãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "subían" come from?
"subían" 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 "subían", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sueles#34,355salten#34,333toxina#34,379revele#34,318

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

sugería9 variantsTenorio9 variantsRequena9 variantsrecorta9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list