sudavssudadoWhat's the difference?

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.

4 ch
suda
6 ch
sudado

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

  • suda ← sdua · ssuda · suad · sudda · usda
  • sudado ← sduado · ssudado · suaddo · sudaddo · sudaod · suddado · suddao · usdado

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "suda" for "sudado" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈsuð̞a] versus [suˈð̞að̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "suda" or "sudado"?
"suda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,629 in our Spanish list, against #48,712 for "sudado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list