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

#18,394
“subidas” frequency rank
#33,865
“sumida” frequency rank
52259
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature subidas sumida
Definition Forma del femenino plural de subido, participio de subir. Forma del femenino de sumido, participio de sumir.

Where the eye mixes subidas and sumida

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
subidas
6 ch
sumida

Visual trap between subidas and sumida

A purely visual mix-up. subidas ([suˈβ̞ið̞as]) and sumida ([suˈmið̞a]) 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 52259, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

subidas is recorded at frequency rank #18,394, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [suˈβ̞ið̞as]. sumida is at rank #33,865, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [suˈmið̞a].

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 52259, this pair ranks #93,607 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of subidas vs sumida

Shared letters: adisu. Private to "subidas": b. Private to "sumida": m.

"subidas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "sumida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • subidassbuidas · ssubidas · subbidas · subdias · subiads · subidass · subiddas · subidsa
  • sumidasmuida · ssumida · suimda · sumdia · sumiad · sumidda · summida · usmida

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "subidas" for "sumida" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([suˈβ̞ið̞as] versus [suˈmið̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "subidas" or "sumida"?
"subidas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,394 in our Spanish list, against #33,865 for "sumida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "subidas" and "sumida" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "subidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sumida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #93,607 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "subidas" and "sumida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sumida vs sumidos". 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 #93,607 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