Which to use
“suelta” is a noun and “suelten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,958
- “suelta” frequency rank
- #31,997
- “suelten” frequency rank
- 38955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suelta | suelten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de soltar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de soltar. |
Where the eye mixes suelta and suelten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. suelta runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against suelten's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between suelta and suelten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: suelta is [ˈswel̪t̪a] while suelten is [ˈswel̪t̪ẽn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suelta is recorded at frequency rank #6,958, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈswel̪t̪a]. 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 38955, this pair ranks #167,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suelta vs suelten
Shared letters: elstu. Private to "suelta": a. Private to "suelten": n.
"suelta" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "suelten" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suelta" for "suelten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "suelta" vs "suelten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "suelta" 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 #167,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suelta" and "suelten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suelten vs suenen". 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 #167,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.