sudavssudarWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“suda” and “sudar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,629
“suda” frequency rank
#22,875
“sudar” frequency rank
49504
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suda sudar
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sudar. Expeler sudor.

Where the eye mixes suda and sudar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. suda runs 4 letters (CVCV) against sudar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
suda
5 ch
sudar

Visual trap between suda and sudar

A purely visual mix-up. suda ([ˈsuð̞a]) and sudar ([suˈð̞aɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “suda” sits inside “sudar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49504, 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]. sudar is at rank #22,875, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈð̞aɾ].

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 49504, this pair ranks #108,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of suda vs sudar

Shared letters: adsu. Private to "suda": -. Private to "sudar": r.

"suda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "sudar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • suda ← sdua · ssuda · suad · sudda · usda
  • sudar ← sduar · ssudar · suadr · sudarr · suddar · sudra · usdar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "suda" and "sudar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈsuð̞a] versus [suˈð̞aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "suda" vs "sudar" - which ranks higher?
"sudar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,875 in our Spanish list, against #26,629 for "suda". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "suda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sudar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #108,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "suda" and "sudar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sila vs suda". 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 #108,468 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