Which to use
“sta” and “suya” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,015
- “sta” frequency rank
- #3,154
- “suya” frequency rank
- 17169
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sta | suya |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de sto: «esta». | Forma del femenino singular de suyo |
Where the eye mixes sta and suya
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sta with suya
A purely visual mix-up. sta (/ˈsta/) and suya ([ˈsuʝa]) 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 17169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sta is recorded at frequency rank #14,015, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈsta/. suya is at rank #3,154, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈsuʝa].
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 17169, this pair ranks #273,276 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sta vs suya
Shared letters: as. Private to "sta": t. Private to "suya": uy.
"sta" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "suya" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- suya ← ssuya · suay · suyya · syua · usya
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sta" for "suya" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sta" or "suya" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sta" and "suya" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suya" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,276 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sta" and "suya" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sta vs stem". 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 #273,276 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.