Which to use
“suda” and “surja” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,629
- “suda” frequency rank
- #22,202
- “surja” frequency rank
- 48831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suda | surja |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sudar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de surgir. |
Where the eye mixes suda and surja
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. suda runs 4 letters (CVCV) against surja's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between suda and surja
A purely visual mix-up. suda ([ˈsuð̞a]) and surja ([ˈsuɾxa]) 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 48831, 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]. surja is at rank #22,202, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈsuɾxa].
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 48831, this pair ranks #112,281 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suda vs surja
Shared letters: asu. Private to "suda": d. Private to "surja": jr.
"suda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "surja" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "suda" and "surja" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "suda" vs "surja" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "suda" and "surja" 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 "surja" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,281 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suda" and "surja" 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 #112,281 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.