sudarvssúperWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: sudar is a verb, súper is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sudar” is a verb and “súper” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,875
“sudar” frequency rank
#2,907
“súper” frequency rank
25782
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sudar súper
Definition Expeler sudor. Que es superior, de lo mejor, buenísimo.

Where the eye mixes sudar and súper

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

5 ch
sudar
5 ch
súper

Look-alike desk: sudar vs súper

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sudar is [suˈð̞aɾ] while súper is [ˈsupeɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sudar is recorded at frequency rank #22,875, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈð̞aɾ]. súper is at rank #2,907, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈsupeɾ].

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 25782, this pair ranks #234,833 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sudar vs súper

Shared letters: rs. Private to "sudar": adu. Private to "súper": epú.

"sudar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "súper" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sudarsduar · ssudar · suadr · sudarr · suddar · sudra · usdar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sudar" and "súper" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sudar" is a verb and "súper" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sudar" or "súper"?
"súper" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,907 in our Spanish list, against #22,875 for "sudar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "sudar" and "súper" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sudar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "súper" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #234,833 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sudar" and "súper" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sudado vs sudar". 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 #234,833 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