Which to use
“sorprenda” and “sorprendí” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,516
- “sorprenda” frequency rank
- #36,833
- “sorprendí” frequency rank
- 59349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sorprenda | sorprendí |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de sorprender o de sorprenderse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sorprender o de sorprenderse. |
Where the eye mixes sorprenda and sorprendí
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. sorprenda and sorprendí follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: sorprenda vs sorprendí
A purely visual mix-up. sorprenda ([soɾˈpɾẽn̪d̪a]) and sorprendí ([soɾpɾẽn̪ˈd̪i]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “sorprenda” becomes í in “sorprendí”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sorprenda is recorded at frequency rank #22,516, classified as averb, pronounced [soɾˈpɾẽn̪d̪a]. sorprendí is at rank #36,833, tagged as averb, pronounced [soɾpɾẽn̪ˈd̪i].
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 59349, this pair ranks #62,932 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sorprenda vs sorprendí
Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "sorprenda": a. Private to "sorprendí": í.
"sorprenda" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "sorprendí" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sorprenda ← osrprenda · soprrenda · sorpernda · sorpprenda · sorpredna · sorprenad · sorprendda · sorprennda
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "sorprenda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sorprendí" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,932 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sorprenda" and "sorprendí" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sorprendí vs sorprendía". 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 #62,932 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.