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“suban” and “suda” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,061
“suban” frequency rank
#26,629
“suda” frequency rank
38690
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suban suda
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 presente de indicativo de sudar.

Where the eye mixes suban and suda

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
suban
4 ch
suda

Look-alike desk: suban vs suda

A purely visual mix-up. suban ([ˈsuβ̞ãn]) and suda ([ˈsuð̞a]) 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 38690, 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]. suda is at rank #26,629, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈsuð̞a].

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 38690, this pair ranks #168,617 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of suban vs suda

Shared letters: asu. Private to "suban": bn. Private to "suda": d.

"suban" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "suda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • subansbuan · ssuban · suabn · subann · subban · subna · suvan · usban
  • sudasdua · ssuda · suad · sudda · usda

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "suban" and "suda" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈsuβ̞ãn] versus [ˈsuð̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "suban" vs "suda" - which ranks higher?
"suban" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,061 in our Spanish list, against #26,629 for "suda". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "suda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #168,617 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "suban" and "suda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sila vs suda". 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 #168,617 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list