Which to use
“says” is a verb and “suyos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,209
- “says” frequency rank
- #5,442
- “suyos” frequency rank
- 51651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | says | suyos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Presente para la tercera personal del singular del verbo say (decir). | Forma del plural de suyo. |
Where the eye mixes says and suyos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. says runs 4 letters (CVVC) against suyos's 5 (CVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: says vs suyos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: says is /sɛz/ while suyos is [ˈsuʝos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51651, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
says is recorded at frequency rank #46,209, classified as averb, pronounced /sɛz/. suyos is at rank #5,442, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈsuʝos].
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 51651, this pair ranks #96,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of says vs suyos
Shared letters: sy. Private to "says": a. Private to "suyos": ou.
"says" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "suyos" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "says" and "suyos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "says" or "suyos" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "says" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suyos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "says" and "suyos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "says vs sous". 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 #96,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.