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.
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": bó. Private to "sumido": dmo.
"subió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "sumido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sumido ← smuido · ssumido · suimdo · sumdio · sumiddo · sumiod · summido · usmido
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "subió" and "sumido" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "subió" or "sumido"?
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.