Which to use
“suban” and “subir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,061
- “suban” frequency rank
- #1,703
- “subir” frequency rank
- 13764
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suban | subir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de subir o de subirse. | Pasar de un sitio o lugar a otro superior o elevado. |
Where the eye mixes suban and subir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: suban vs subir
A purely visual mix-up. suban ([ˈsuβ̞ãn]) and subir ([suˈβ̞iɾ]) 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 13764, 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]. subir is at rank #1,703, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈβ̞iɾ].
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 13764, this pair ranks #286,636 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of suban vs subir
Shared letters: bsu. Private to "suban": an. Private to "subir": ir.
"suban" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "subir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suban" for "subir" ever safe?
Which is more common, "suban" or "subir"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "suban" and "subir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "suban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "subir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,636 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suban" and "subir" 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 #286,636 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.