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

#16,461
“sueltas” frequency rank
#31,997
“suelten” frequency rank
48458
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes sueltas and suelten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sueltas and suelten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
sueltas
7 ch
suelten

Visual trap between sueltas and suelten

A purely visual mix-up. sueltas ([ˈswel̪t̪as]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sueltas is recorded at frequency rank #16,461, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈswel̪t̪as]. 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 48458, this pair ranks #114,381 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sueltas vs suelten

Shared letters: elstu. Private to "sueltas": a. Private to "suelten": n.

"sueltas" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC  ·  "suelten" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sueltas ← seultas · ssueltas · suelats · suelltas · sueltass · sueltsa · suelttas · suetlas
  • suelten ← seulten · ssuelten · sueletn · suellten · sueltenn · sueltne · sueltten · suetlen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sueltas" and "suelten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈswel̪t̪as] versus [ˈswel̪t̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sueltas" or "suelten"?
"sueltas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,461 in our Spanish list, against #31,997 for "suelten". 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 "sueltas" and "suelten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sueltas" 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 #114,381 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sueltas" 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 #114,381 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