subasvssubióWhat's the difference?

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.

5 ch
subas
5 ch
subió

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": .

"subas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "subió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • subassbuas · ssubas · suabs · subass · subbas · subsa · suvas · usbas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "subas" and "subió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈsuβ̞as] versus [suˈβ̞jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "subas" or "subió" show up more?
"subió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,465 in our Spanish list, against #22,872 for "subas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list