Which to use
“súbito” and “sucio” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,342
- “súbito” frequency rank
- #6,012
- “sucio” frequency rank
- 43354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | súbito | sucio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que ocurre rápidamente y con poca o ninguna advertencia. | Se dice de lo que no está limpio. |
Where the eye mixes súbito and sucio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. súbito runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against sucio's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: súbito vs sucio
A purely visual mix-up. súbito ([ˈsuβ̞it̪o]) and sucio ([ˈsusjo]) 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 43354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
súbito is recorded at frequency rank #37,342, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈsuβ̞it̪o]. sucio is at rank #6,012, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈsusjo].
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 43354, this pair ranks #143,119 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of súbito vs sucio
Shared letters: ios. Private to "súbito": btú. Private to "sucio": cu.
"súbito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "sucio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sucio ← scuio · ssucio · succio · sucoi · suico · susio · uscio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "súbito" for "sucio" ever safe?
Frequency check: "súbito" vs "sucio" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "súbito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sucio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,119 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "súbito" and "sucio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subís vs súbito". 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 #143,119 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.