salidosvssumidosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#31,972
“salidos” frequency rank
#49,959
“sumidos” frequency rank
81931
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature salidos sumidos
Definition Forma del plural de salido, participio de salir. Forma del plural de sumido, participio de sumir.

Where the eye mixes salidos and sumidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
salidos
7 ch
sumidos

Why the eye confuses salidos with sumidos

A purely visual mix-up. salidos ([saˈlið̞os]) and sumidos ([suˈmið̞os]) 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 81931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

salidos is recorded at frequency rank #31,972, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [saˈlið̞os]. sumidos is at rank #49,959, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [suˈmið̞os].

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 81931, this pair ranks #9,816 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of salidos vs sumidos

Shared letters: dios. Private to "salidos": al. Private to "sumidos": mu.

"salidos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "sumidos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • salidosaslidos · saildos · saldios · saliddos · salidoss · salidso · saliods · sallidos
  • sumidossmuidos · ssumidos · suimdos · sumdios · sumiddos · sumidoss · sumidso · sumiods

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "salidos" for "sumidos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([saˈlið̞os] versus [suˈmið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "salidos" vs "sumidos" - which ranks higher?
"salidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,972 in our Spanish list, against #49,959 for "sumidos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "salidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sumidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #9,816 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "salidos" and "sumidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subidón 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 #9,816 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