Which to use
“subidos” is a participle and “subió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,859
- “subidos” frequency rank
- #4,465
- “subió” frequency rank
- 38324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | subidos | subió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de subido, participio de subir. | 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 subidos and subió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between subidos and subió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: subidos is [suˈβ̞ið̞os] while subió is [suˈβ̞jo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38324, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
subidos is recorded at frequency rank #33,859, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [suˈβ̞ið̞os]. 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 38324, this pair ranks #170,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of subidos vs subió
Shared letters: bisu. Private to "subidos": do. Private to "subió": ó.
"subidos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "subió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- subidos ← sbuidos · ssubidos · subbidos · subdios · subiddos · subidoss · subidso · subiods
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "subidos" and "subió" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "subidos" or "subió" show up more?
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 "subidos" 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 #170,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "subidos" and "subió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subidos 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 #170,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.