Which to use
“sorprenda” and “sorprendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,516
- “sorprenda” frequency rank
- #43,867
- “sorprendo” frequency rank
- 66383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sorprenda | sorprendo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de sorprender o de sorprenderse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de sorprender o de sorprenderse. |
Where the eye mixes sorprenda and sorprendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. sorprenda and sorprendo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between sorprenda and sorprendo
A purely visual mix-up. sorprenda ([soɾˈpɾẽn̪d̪a]) and sorprendo ([soɾˈpɾẽn̪d̪o]) 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 o in “sorprendo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66383, 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]. sorprendo is at rank #43,867, tagged as averb, pronounced [soɾˈpɾẽn̪d̪o].
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 66383, this pair ranks #40,026 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sorprenda vs sorprendo
Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "sorprenda": a. Private to "sorprendo": -.
"sorprenda" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "sorprendo" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sorprenda" for "sorprendo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sorprenda" vs "sorprendo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sorprenda" and "sorprendo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sorprenda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sorprendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,026 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sorprenda" and "sorprendo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sorprendía vs sorprendo". 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 #40,026 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.