suelesvssueltenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#34,355
“sueles” frequency rank
#31,997
“suelten” frequency rank
66352
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sueles suelten
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de solar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de soltar.

Where the eye mixes sueles and suelten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sueles runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against suelten's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
sueles
7 ch
suelten

Look-alike desk: sueles vs suelten

A purely visual mix-up. sueles ([ˈsweles]) and suelten ([ˈswel̪t̪ẽn]) 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 66352, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sueles is recorded at frequency rank #34,355, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsweles]. suelten is at rank #31,997, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈswel̪t̪ẽn].

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 66352, this pair ranks #40,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sueles vs suelten

Shared letters: elsu. Private to "sueles": -. Private to "suelten": nt.

"sueles" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "suelten" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sueles ← seules · ssueles · sueels · sueless · suelles · suelse · sulees · useles
  • suelten ← seulten · ssuelten · sueletn · suellten · sueltenn · sueltne · sueltten · suetlen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "sueles" for "suelten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈsweles] versus [ˈswel̪t̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sueles" or "suelten"?
"suelten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,997 in our Spanish list, against #34,355 for "sueles". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "sueles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "suelten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #40,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sueles" and "suelten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suecas vs sueles". 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 #40,105 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