suelavssujetaConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#23,962
“suela” frequency rank
#10,077
“sujeta” frequency rank
34039
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suela sujeta
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de solar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sujetar.

Where the eye mixes suela and sujeta

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. suela runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against sujeta's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
suela
6 ch
sujeta

Visual trap between suela and sujeta

A purely visual mix-up. suela ([ˈswela]) and sujeta ([suˈxet̪a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34039, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

suela is recorded at frequency rank #23,962, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈswela]. sujeta is at rank #10,077, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈxet̪a].

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 34039, this pair ranks #193,554 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of suela vs sujeta

Shared letters: aesu. Private to "suela": l. Private to "sujeta": jt.

"suela" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "sujeta" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • suela ← seula · ssuela · sueal · suella · sulea · usela
  • sujeta ← sjueta · ssujeta · suejta · sujeat · sujetta · sujjeta · sujtea · usjeta

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "suela" for "sujeta" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈswela] versus [suˈxet̪a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "suela" or "sujeta"?
"sujeta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,077 in our Spanish list, against #23,962 for "suela". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "suela" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sujeta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #193,554 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "suela" and "sujeta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sila vs suela". 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 #193,554 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