Which to use
“subió” is a verb and “Suis” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,465
- “subió” frequency rank
- #41,650
- “Suis” frequency rank
- 46115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | subió | Suis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de subir o de subirse. | Suiza. |
Where the eye mixes subió and Suis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. subió runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against Suis's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses subió with Suis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: subió is [suˈβ̞jo] while Suis is /ˈsɥisː/. 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 name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46115, 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]. Suis is at rank #41,650, tagged as aname, pronounced /ˈsɥisː/.
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 46115, this pair ranks #127,580 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of subió vs Suis
Shared letters: isu. Private to "subió": bó. Private to "Suis": -.
"subió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "Suis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Suis ← sius · ssuis · suiss · susi · usis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "subió" for "Suis" ever safe?
Which is more common, "subió" or "Suis"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "subió" and "Suis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "subió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Suis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,580 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "subió" and "Suis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subís vs Suis". 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 #127,580 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.