subidovssuboTell them apart

Which to use

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

#5,782
“subido” frequency rank
#11,319
“subo” frequency rank
17101
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature subido subo
Definition Participio de subir o de subirse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de subir o de subirse.

Where the eye mixes subido and subo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
subido
4 ch
subo

Look-alike desk: subido vs subo

A purely visual mix-up. subido ([suˈβ̞ið̞o]) and subo ([ˈsuβ̞o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17101, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

subido is recorded at frequency rank #5,782, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈβ̞ið̞o]. subo is at rank #11,319, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈsuβ̞o].

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 17101, this pair ranks #273,548 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of subido vs subo

Shared letters: bosu. Private to "subido": di. Private to "subo": -.

"subido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "subo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • subidosbuido · ssubido · subbido · subdio · subiddo · subiod · suibdo · suvido
  • subosbuo · ssubo · subbo · suob · suvo · usbo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "subido" and "subo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([suˈβ̞ið̞o] versus [ˈsuβ̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "subido" or "subo"?
"subido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,782 in our Spanish list, against #11,319 for "subo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "subido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "subo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #273,548 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "subido" and "subo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subís vs subo". 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 #273,548 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