Which to use
“suban” and “subía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,061
- “suban” frequency rank
- #18,396
- “subía” frequency rank
- 30457
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suban | subía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de subir o de subirse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de subir o de subirse. |
Where the eye mixes suban and subía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: suban vs subía
A purely visual mix-up. suban ([ˈsuβ̞ãn]) and subía ([suˈβ̞ia]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suban is recorded at frequency rank #12,061, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsuβ̞ãn]. subía is at rank #18,396, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈβ̞ia].
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 30457, this pair ranks #211,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suban vs subía
Shared letters: absu. Private to "suban": n. Private to "subía": í.
"suban" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "subía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- suban ← sbuan · ssuban · suabn · subann · subban · subna · suvan · usban
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "suban" and "subía" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "suban" vs "subía" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "suban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "subía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suban" and "subía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subía vs Syria". 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 #211,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.