Which to use
“subía” and “subís” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,396
- “subía” frequency rank
- #49,955
- “subís” frequency rank
- 68351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | subía | subís |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de subir o de subirse. | Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de subir o de subirse. |
Where the eye mixes subía and subís
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. subía (CVCVV) and subís (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: subía vs subís
A purely visual mix-up. subía ([suˈβ̞ia]) and subís ([suˈβ̞is]) 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 a single letter - a in “subía” becomes s in “subís”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
subía is recorded at frequency rank #18,396, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈβ̞ia]. subís is at rank #49,955, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈβ̞is].
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 68351, this pair ranks #34,727 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of subía vs subís
Shared letters: bsuí. Private to "subía": a. Private to "subís": -.
"subía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "subís" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "subía" and "subís" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "subía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "subís" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,727 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "subía" and "subís" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subís vs Suis". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #34,727 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.