Which to use
“sorprendido” and “sorprendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,011
- “sorprendido” frequency rank
- #43,867
- “sorprendo” frequency rank
- 49878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sorprendido | sorprendo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de sorprender o de sorprenderse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de sorprender o de sorprenderse. |
Where the eye mixes sorprendido and sorprendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. sorprendido runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCCVCV) against sorprendo's 9 (CVCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sorprendido with sorprendo
A purely visual mix-up. sorprendido ([soɾpɾẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49878, 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]. 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 49878, this pair ranks #106,340 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sorprendido vs sorprendo
Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "sorprendido": i. Private to "sorprendo": -.
"sorprendido" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCV · "sorprendo" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sorprendido ← osrprendido · soprrendido · sorperndido · sorpprendido · sorprednido · sorprenddido · sorprenddio · sorprendiddo
- sorprendo ← osrprendo · soprrendo · sorperndo · sorpprendo · sorpredno · sorprenddo · sorprenndo · sorprenod
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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 "sorprendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,340 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sorprendido" 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 #106,340 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.