súbito

[ˈsuβ̞it̪o]

/[ˈsuβ̞it̪o]/ adj

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The verdict

“súbito” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #37,342. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,342
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que ocurre rápidamente y con poca o ninguna advertencia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-subito · súbito · Spanish

súbito · rank #37,342 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,342
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sádico

Nearest frequency peer: sádico (-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 “súbito”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “súbito” 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).

súbito vs subo
50% similar
súbito vs sucio
50% similar
súbito vs susto
50% similar

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

Key facts for súbito
PropertyValue
Headwordsúbito
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈsuβ̞it̪o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,342
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “súbito”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).súbitocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “sádico” (#37,341), “talibán” (#37,343), “sustituyen” (#37,340). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “súbito” va en #37,342. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around súbito (IPA [ˈsuβ̞it̪o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,342 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Que ocurre rápidamente y con poca o ninguna advertencia.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for súbito, with forms such as "sbúito", "ssúbito", and "súbbito". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "subo", "sucio", "susto", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is súbito, spelled S-Ú-B-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que ocurre rápidamente y con poca o ninguna advertencia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how súbito appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. —¡Ana María, basta!, exclamé terminante, luego preso de una súbita congoja: Hija, en verdad yo ya no sé qué hacer contigo.

This word in other languages

sudden(English)soudain(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sbúito
  • ssúbito
  • súbbito
  • súbiot
  • súbitto
  • súbtio
  • súibto
  • súvito
  • úsbito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sbúito2ssúbito1súbbito1súbiot2súbitto1súbtio2súibto2súvito1
Edit distance from "súbito"

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 "súbito"?
"súbito" is spelled S-Ú-B-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsuβ̞it̪o].
What does "súbito" mean?
As an adjective, "súbito" means: Que ocurre rápidamente y con poca o ninguna advertencia.
What words are commonly confused with "súbito"?
"súbito" is commonly confused with "subo", "sucio", "susto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "súbito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "súbito" is [ˈsuβ̞it̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "súbito" come from?
"súbito" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

sádico#37,341temida#37,347sepáis#37,320varado#37,375

Similar misspelling depth

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

theatre9 variantssparrow9 variantsresumió9 variantsArmand9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list