# sorprender vs sorprenderse

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### sorprender
*verb · IPA [soɾpɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ] · frequency rank #10,228*
Causar sorpresa, asombro.

### sorprenderse
*verb · IPA [soɾpɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾse] · frequency rank #37,327*
Recibir una sorpresa, experimentar asombro.

## Source
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