Which to use
“sorprendió” and “sorprendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,462
- “sorprendió” frequency rank
- #43,867
- “sorprendo” frequency rank
- 50329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sorprendió | sorprendo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sorprender o de sorprenderse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de sorprender o de sorprenderse. |
Where the eye mixes sorprendió and sorprendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. sorprendió runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVV) against sorprendo's 9 (CVCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sorprendió and sorprendo
A purely visual mix-up. sorprendió ([soɾpɾẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sorprendió is recorded at frequency rank #6,462, classified as averb, pronounced [soɾpɾẽn̪ˈd̪jo]. 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 50329, this pair ranks #103,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sorprendió vs sorprendo
Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "sorprendió": ió. Private to "sorprendo": -.
"sorprendió" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVV · "sorprendo" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sorprendo ← osrprendo · soprrendo · sorperndo · sorpprendo · sorpredno · sorprenddo · sorprenndo · sorprenod
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sorprendió" and "sorprendo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sorprendió" vs "sorprendo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sorprendió" 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 #103,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sorprendió" 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 #103,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.