Which to use
“suben” and “subió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,492
- “suben” frequency rank
- #4,465
- “subió” frequency rank
- 11957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suben | subió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo 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 suben and subió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: suben vs subió
A purely visual mix-up. suben ([ˈsuβ̞ẽn]) 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 11957, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suben is recorded at frequency rank #7,492, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsuβ̞ẽn]. 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 11957, this pair ranks #293,255 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of suben vs subió
Shared letters: bsu. Private to "suben": en. Private to "subió": ió.
"suben" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "subió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- suben ← sbuen · ssuben · subben · subenn · subne · suebn · suven · usben
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suben" for "subió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "suben" vs "subió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "suben" 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 #293,255 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suben" and "subió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suben 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 #293,255 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.