subió vs sufrió, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#4,465
“subió” frequency rank: #4,200
“sufrió” frequency rank: 8665
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	subió	sufrió
Definition	Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple 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 sufrir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set subió and sufrió apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

subió

6 ch

sufrió

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. subió ([suˈβ̞jo]) and sufrió ([suˈfɾjo]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8665, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

subió is recorded at frequency rank #4,465, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈβ̞jo]. sufrió is at rank #4,200, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈfɾjo].

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 8665, this pair ranks #304,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of subió vs sufrió

Shared letters: isuó. Private to "subió": b. Private to "sufrió": fr.

"subió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "sufrió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Frequency comparison

subió#4,465

sufrió#4,200

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "subió" and "sufrió" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently ([suˈβ̞jo] versus [suˈfɾjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "subió" or "sufrió"?

"sufrió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,200 in our Spanish list, against #4,465 for "subió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering subió vs sufrió

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