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

#18,394
“subidas” frequency rank
#49,959
“sumidos” frequency rank
68353
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes subidas and sumidos

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

7 ch
subidas
7 ch
sumidos

Why the eye confuses subidas with sumidos

A purely visual mix-up. subidas ([suˈβ̞ið̞as]) and sumidos ([suˈmið̞os]) 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 68353, 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]. sumidos is at rank #49,959, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [suˈmið̞os].

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 68353, this pair ranks #34,722 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of subidas vs sumidos

Shared letters: disu. Private to "subidas": ab. Private to "sumidos": mo.

"subidas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "sumidos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • subidassbuidas · ssubidas · subbidas · subdias · subiads · subidass · subiddas · subidsa
  • sumidossmuidos · ssumidos · suimdos · sumdios · sumiddos · sumidoss · sumidso · sumiods

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "subidas" and "sumidos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([suˈβ̞ið̞as] versus [suˈmið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "subidas" vs "sumidos" - which ranks higher?
"subidas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,394 in our Spanish list, against #49,959 for "sumidos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "subidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sumidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #34,722 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "subidas" and "sumidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subidón 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 #34,722 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