Which to use
“sorprendido” is a verb and “sorprendidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,011
- “sorprendido” frequency rank
- #18,087
- “sorprendidos” frequency rank
- 24098
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sorprendido | sorprendidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de sorprender o de sorprenderse. | Forma del plural de sorprendido, participio de sorprender o de sorprenderse. |
Where the eye mixes sorprendido and sorprendidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. sorprendido runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCCVCV) against sorprendidos's 12 (CVCCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sorprendido vs sorprendidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sorprendido is [soɾpɾẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o] while sorprendidos is [soɾpɾẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “sorprendido” sits inside “sorprendidos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24098, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sorprendido is recorded at frequency rank #6,011, classified as averb, pronounced [soɾpɾẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]. sorprendidos is at rank #18,087, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [soɾpɾẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞os].
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 24098, this pair ranks #242,726 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sorprendido vs sorprendidos
Shared letters: deinoprs. Private to "sorprendido": -. Private to "sorprendidos": -.
"sorprendido" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCV · "sorprendidos" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sorprendido ← osrprendido · soprrendido · sorperndido · sorpprendido · sorprednido · sorprenddido · sorprenddio · sorprendiddo
- sorprendidos ← osrprendidos · soprrendidos · sorperndidos · sorpprendidos · sorprednidos · sorprenddidos · sorprenddios · sorprendiddos
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sorprendido" and "sorprendidos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sorprendido" or "sorprendidos" show up more?
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 "sorprendido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sorprendidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,726 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sorprendido" and "sorprendidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sorprendía vs sorprendido". 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 #242,726 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.