sudadovssumidoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#48,712
“sudado” frequency rank
#27,023
“sumido” frequency rank
75735
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sudado sumido
Definition Participio de sudar. Participio de sumir.

Where the eye mixes sudado and sumido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sudado and sumido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
sudado
6 ch
sumido

Look-alike desk: sudado vs sumido

A purely visual mix-up. sudado ([suˈð̞að̞o]) and sumido ([suˈmið̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75735, 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]. sumido is at rank #27,023, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈmið̞o].

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 75735, this pair ranks #19,010 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sudado vs sumido

Shared letters: dosu. Private to "sudado": a. Private to "sumido": im.

"sudado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "sumido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sudado ← sduado · ssudado · suaddo · sudaddo · sudaod · suddado · suddao · usdado
  • sumido ← smuido · ssumido · suimdo · sumdio · sumiddo · sumiod · summido · usmido

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sudado" and "sumido" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([suˈð̞að̞o] versus [suˈmið̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "sudado" vs "sumido" - which ranks higher?
"sumido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,023 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.

Useful next steps

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 "sumido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #19,010 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sudado" and "sumido" 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 #19,010 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