Which to use
“subas” and “subió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,872
- “subas” frequency rank
- #4,465
- “subió” frequency rank
- 27337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | subas | subió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) 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 subas and subió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between subas and subió
A purely visual mix-up. subas ([ˈsuβ̞as]) 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 27337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
subas is recorded at frequency rank #22,872, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsuβ̞as]. 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 27337, this pair ranks #227,310 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of subas vs subió
Shared letters: bsu. Private to "subas": a. Private to "subió": ió.
"subas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "subió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- subas ← sbuas · ssubas · suabs · subass · subbas · subsa · suvas · usbas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "subas" and "subió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "subas" or "subió" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "subas" and "subió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "subas" 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 #227,310 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "subas" and "subió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subas 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 #227,310 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.