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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sudado" and "sumido" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sudado" vs "sumido" - which ranks higher?
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.