Which to use
“suda” and “sudado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,629
- “suda” frequency rank
- #48,712
- “sudado” frequency rank
- 75341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suda | sudado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sudar. | Participio de sudar. |
Where the eye mixes suda and sudado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. suda runs 4 letters (CVCV) against sudado's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses suda with sudado
A purely visual mix-up. suda ([ˈsuð̞a]) and sudado ([suˈð̞að̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “suda” sits inside “sudado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75341, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suda is recorded at frequency rank #26,629, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsuð̞a]. sudado is at rank #48,712, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈð̞að̞o].
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 75341, this pair ranks #19,747 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of suda vs sudado
Shared letters: adsu. Private to "suda": -. Private to "sudado": o.
"suda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sudado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suda" for "sudado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "suda" or "sudado"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "suda" and "sudado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "suda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sudado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,747 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suda" and "sudado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sudado vs sumada". 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 #19,747 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.