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.
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
- subimos ← sbuimos · ssubimos · subbimos · subimmos · subimoss · subimso · subioms · submios
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "subimos" for "subió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "subimos" vs "subió" - which ranks higher?
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.