sabemosvssubimosTell them apart

Which to use

“sabemos” and “subimos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#921
“sabemos” frequency rank
#15,494
“subimos” frequency rank
16415
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sabemos subimos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de saber. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de subir o de subirse.

Where the eye mixes sabemos and subimos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sabemos and subimos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
sabemos
7 ch
subimos

Look-alike desk: sabemos vs subimos

A purely visual mix-up. sabemos ([saˈβ̞emos]) and subimos ([suˈβ̞imos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16415, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sabemos is recorded at frequency rank #921, classified as averb, pronounced [saˈβ̞emos]. subimos is at rank #15,494, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈβ̞imos].

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 16415, this pair ranks #276,263 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of sabemos vs subimos

Shared letters: bmos. Private to "sabemos": ae. Private to "subimos": iu.

"sabemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "subimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sabemos ← asbemos · sabbemos · sabemmos · sabemoss · sabemso · sabeoms · sabmeos · saebmos
  • subimos ← sbuimos · ssubimos · subbimos · subimmos · subimoss · subimso · subioms · submios

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sabemos" and "subimos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([saˈβ̞emos] versus [suˈβ̞imos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sabemos" or "subimos"?
"sabemos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #921 in our Spanish list, against #15,494 for "subimos". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sabemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "subimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #276,263 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sabemos" and "subimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subimos vs sumidos". 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 #276,263 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list