subimosvssúbitoWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: subimos is a verb, súbito is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“subimos” is a verb and “súbito” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,494
“subimos” frequency rank
#37,342
“súbito” frequency rank
52836
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature subimos súbito
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de subir o de subirse. Que ocurre rápidamente y con poca o ninguna advertencia.

Where the eye mixes subimos and súbito

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

7 ch
subimos
6 ch
súbito

Look-alike desk: subimos vs súbito

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: subimos is [suˈβ̞imos] while súbito is [ˈsuβ̞it̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52836, 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]. súbito is at rank #37,342, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈsuβ̞it̪o].

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 52836, this pair ranks #90,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of subimos vs súbito

Shared letters: bios. Private to "subimos": mu. Private to "súbito": .

"subimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "súbito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "subimos" for "súbito" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "subimos" is a verb and "súbito" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "subimos" vs "súbito" - which ranks higher?
"subimos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,494 in our Spanish list, against #37,342 for "súbito". 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 "subimos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "súbito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #90,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "subimos" and "súbito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subís vs súbito". 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 #90,765 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