Which to use
“suban” and “subió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,061
- “suban” frequency rank
- #4,465
- “subió” frequency rank
- 16526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suban | subió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de subir o de subirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de subir o de subirse. |
Where the eye mixes suban and subió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: suban vs subió
A purely visual mix-up. suban ([ˈsuβ̞ãn]) and subió ([suˈβ̞jo]) 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 16526, 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]. subió is at rank #4,465, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈβ̞jo].
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 16526, this pair ranks #275,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of suban vs subió
Shared letters: bsu. Private to "suban": an. Private to "subió": ió.
"suban" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "subió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- suban ← sbuan · ssuban · suabn · subann · subban · subna · suvan · usban
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "suban" and "subió" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "suban" or "subió"?
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 "subió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #275,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suban" and "subió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suban vs subís". 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 #275,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.