Which to use
“suelte” and “suelten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,266
- “suelte” frequency rank
- #31,997
- “suelten” frequency rank
- 62263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suelte | suelten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de soltar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de soltar. |
Where the eye mixes suelte and suelten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. suelte 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.
Why the eye confuses suelte with suelten
A purely visual mix-up. suelte ([ˈswel̪t̪e]) 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 extra letter(s) - “suelte” sits inside “suelten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suelte is recorded at frequency rank #30,266, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈswel̪t̪e]. 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 62263, this pair ranks #52,644 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of suelte vs suelten
Shared letters: elstu. Private to "suelte": -. Private to "suelten": n.
"suelte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "suelten" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "suelte" and "suelten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "suelte" vs "suelten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "suelte" 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 #52,644 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suelte" and "suelten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "salté vs suelte". 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 #52,644 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.