seasvssuaConfusable pair

Quick tell: seas is a verb, sua is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“seas” is a verb and “sua” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,050
“seas” frequency rank
#44,466
“sua” frequency rank
46516
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature seas sua
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de ser. Forma del nominativo femenino singular de suus.

Where the eye mixes seas and sua

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
seas
3 ch
sua

Why the eye confuses seas with sua

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: seas is [ˈseas] while sua is /ˈsʷa/. 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 pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46516, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

seas is recorded at frequency rank #2,050, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈseas]. sua is at rank #44,466, tagged as apron, pronounced /ˈsʷa/.

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 46516, this pair ranks #125,270 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of seas vs sua

Shared letters: as. Private to "seas": e. Private to "sua": u.

"seas" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "sua" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • seasceas · saes · seass · sesa · sseas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "seas" and "sua" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "seas" is a verb and "sua" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "seas" vs "sua" - which ranks higher?
"seas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,050 in our Spanish list, against #44,466 for "sua". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "seas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sua" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #125,270 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "seas" and "sua" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sila vs sua". 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 #125,270 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