Which to use
“sudado” is a verb and “sumados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,712
- “sudado” frequency rank
- #36,836
- “sumados” frequency rank
- 85548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sudado | sumados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de sudar. | Forma del plural de sumado, participio de sumar. |
Where the eye mixes sudado and sumados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sudado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against sumados's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sudado with sumados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sudado is [suˈð̞að̞o] while sumados is [suˈmað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85548, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sudado is recorded at frequency rank #48,712, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈð̞að̞o]. sumados is at rank #36,836, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [suˈmað̞os].
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 85548, this pair ranks #6,030 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sudado vs sumados
Shared letters: adosu. Private to "sudado": -. Private to "sumados": m.
"sudado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "sumados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sudado" and "sumados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sudado" vs "sumados" - 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 "sudado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sumados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,030 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sudado" and "sumados" 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 #6,030 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.