Which to use
“suficiente” and “suficientes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #859
- “suficiente” frequency rank
- #3,084
- “suficientes” frequency rank
- 3943
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suficiente | suficientes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bastante para lo que se necesita o es menester. | Forma del plural de suficiente. |
Where the eye mixes suficiente and suficientes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. suficiente runs 10 letters (CVCVCVVCCV) against suficientes's 11 (CVCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between suficiente and suficientes
A purely visual mix-up. suficiente ([sufiˈsjẽn̪t̪e]) and suficientes ([sufiˈsjẽn̪t̪es]) 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) - “suficiente” sits inside “suficientes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3943, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suficiente is recorded at frequency rank #859, classified as anadj, pronounced [sufiˈsjẽn̪t̪e]. suficientes is at rank #3,084, tagged as anadj, pronounced [sufiˈsjẽn̪t̪es].
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 3943, this pair ranks #317,236 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of suficiente vs suficientes
Shared letters: cefinstu. Private to "suficiente": -. Private to "suficientes": -.
"suficiente" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV · "suficientes" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- suficiente ← sfuiciente · ssuficiente · sufciiente · sufficiente · suficciente · suficeinte · suficienet · suficiennte
- suficientes ← sfuicientes · ssuficientes · sufciientes · sufficientes · suficcientes · suficeintes · suficienets · suficienntes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suficiente" for "suficientes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "suficiente" or "suficientes"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "suficiente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suficientes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,236 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #317,236 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.