subimosvssubióConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#15,494
“subimos” frequency rank
#4,465
“subió” frequency rank
19959
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature subimos subió
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de subir o de subirse. 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 subimos and subió

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

7 ch
subimos
5 ch
subió

Visual trap between subimos and subió

A purely visual mix-up. subimos ([suˈβ̞imos]) and subió ([suˈβ̞jo]) 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 19959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

subimos is recorded at frequency rank #15,494, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈβ̞imos]. 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 19959, this pair ranks #261,426 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of subimos vs subió

Shared letters: bisu. Private to "subimos": mo. Private to "subió": ó.

"subimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "subió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • subimossbuimos · ssubimos · subbimos · subimmos · subimoss · subimso · subioms · submios

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "subimos" for "subió" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([suˈβ̞imos] versus [suˈβ̞jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "subimos" vs "subió" - which ranks higher?
"subió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,465 in our Spanish list, against #15,494 for "subimos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "subimos" 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 #261,426 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "subimos" and "subió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subimos 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 #261,426 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