Which to use
“subió” is a verb and “suyo” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,465
- “subió” frequency rank
- #2,426
- “suyo” frequency rank
- 6891
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | subió | suyo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de subir o de subirse. | Pronombre posesivo de tercera persona en género masculino y femenino y ambos números singular y plural. |
Where the eye mixes subió and suyo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses subió with suyo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: subió is [suˈβ̞jo] while suyo is [ˈsuʝo]. 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 pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6891, 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]. suyo is at rank #2,426, tagged as apron, pronounced [ˈsuʝo].
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 6891, this pair ranks #309,536 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of subió vs suyo
Shared letters: su. Private to "subió": bió. Private to "suyo": oy.
"subió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "suyo" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- suyo ← ssuyo · suoy · suyyo · syuo · usyo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "subió" and "suyo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "subió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suyo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,536 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "subió" and "suyo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subió vs subís". 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 #309,536 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.