sujeto

[suˈxet̪o]

/[suˈxet̪o]/ noun

The verdict

“sujeto” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,748 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#2,748
frequency rank, Spanish
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Parte de la oración que especifica al actor que ejecuta la acción descrita por el verbo.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

sujeto vs susto
67% similar
sujeto vs sureño
67% similar
sujeto vs sujetos
86% similar

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

Key facts for sujeto
PropertyValue
Headwordsujeto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[suˈxet̪o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,748
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sujeto” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sujeto lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for sujeto is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [suˈxet̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,748 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for sujeto, with forms such as "sjueto", "ssujeto", and "suejto". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "susto", "sureño", "sujetos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is sujeto, spelled S-U-J-E-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte de la oración que especifica al actor que ejecuta la acción descrita por el verbo.
  2. 2
    Referencia a una persona de la que no se conoce el nombre o cuando no hay interés en mencionarlo.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: sjueto,ssujeto,suejto,sujeot,sujetto,sujjeto,sujteo,usjeto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sjueto2ssujeto1suejto2sujeot2sujetto1sujjeto1sujteo2usjeto2
Edit distance from "sujeto"

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 "sujeto"?
"sujeto" is spelled S-U-J-E-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [suˈxet̪o].
What does "sujeto" mean?
As a noun, "sujeto" means: Parte de la oración que especifica al actor que ejecuta la acción descrita por el verbo.
What words are commonly confused with "sujeto"?
"sujeto" is commonly confused with "susto", "sureño", "sujetos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sujeto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sujeto" is [suˈxet̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sujeto" come from?
"sujeto" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “sujeto”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-U-J-E-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [suˈxet̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “susto” - see the side-by-side comparison. sujeto vs susto
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list