sueltanvssueltasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#27,410
“sueltan” frequency rank
#16,461
“sueltas” frequency rank
43871
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sueltan sueltas
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de soltar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de soltar.

Where the eye mixes sueltan and sueltas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sueltan and sueltas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
sueltan
7 ch
sueltas

Look-alike desk: sueltan vs sueltas

A purely visual mix-up. sueltan ([ˈswel̪t̪ãn]) and sueltas ([ˈswel̪t̪as]) 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 a single letter - n in “sueltan” becomes s in “sueltas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sueltan is recorded at frequency rank #27,410, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈswel̪t̪ãn]. sueltas is at rank #16,461, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈswel̪t̪as].

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 43871, this pair ranks #140,205 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sueltan vs sueltas

Shared letters: aelstu. Private to "sueltan": n. Private to "sueltas": -.

"sueltan" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC  ·  "sueltas" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sueltanseultan · ssueltan · suelatn · suelltan · sueltann · sueltna · suelttan · suetlan
  • sueltasseultas · ssueltas · suelats · suelltas · sueltass · sueltsa · suelttas · suetlas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sueltan" and "sueltas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈswel̪t̪ãn] versus [ˈswel̪t̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sueltan" or "sueltas"?
"sueltas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,461 in our Spanish list, against #27,410 for "sueltan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "sueltan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sueltas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #140,205 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sueltan" and "sueltas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sueltan vs sujetan". 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 #140,205 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