subióvssumidoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#4,465
“subió” frequency rank
#27,023
“sumido” frequency rank
31488
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature subió sumido
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de subir o de subirse. Participio de sumir.

Where the eye mixes subió and sumido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
subió
6 ch
sumido

Visual trap between subió and sumido

A purely visual mix-up. subió ([suˈβ̞jo]) and sumido ([suˈmið̞o]) 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 31488, 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]. sumido is at rank #27,023, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈmið̞o].

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 31488, this pair ranks #206,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of subió vs sumido

Shared letters: isu. Private to "subió": . Private to "sumido": dmo.

"subió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "sumido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sumidosmuido · ssumido · suimdo · sumdio · sumiddo · sumiod · summido · usmido

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "subió" and "sumido" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([suˈβ̞jo] versus [suˈmið̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "subió" or "sumido"?
"subió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,465 in our Spanish list, against #27,023 for "sumido". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "subió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sumido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #206,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "subió" and "sumido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sumido 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 #206,830 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