sudadovssumadosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: sudado is a verb, sumados is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sudado and sumados apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
sudado
7 ch
sumados

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • sudadosduado · ssudado · suaddo · sudaddo · sudaod · suddado · suddao · usdado
  • sumadossmuados · ssumados · suamdos · sumaddos · sumadoss · sumadso · sumaods · sumdaos

Frequency comparison

sudado#48,712
sumados#36,836

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sudado" and "sumados" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sudado" is a verb and "sumados" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sudado" or "sumados"?
"sumados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,836 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.

Remembering sudado vs sumados

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “sudado”; for a participle, it's “sumados”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sudado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list