sufijovssufrióWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: sufijo is a noun, sufrió is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sufijo” is a noun and “sufrió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,562
“sufijo” frequency rank
#4,200
“sufrió” frequency rank
35762
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sufijo sufrió
Definition Una o más letras que se agregan al final de una palabra o raíz para modificar su función gramatical o para formar una nueva palabra. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sufrir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sufijo and sufrió apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
sufijo
6 ch
sufrió

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sufijo is [suˈfixo] while sufrió is [suˈfɾjo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35762, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sufijo is recorded at frequency rank #31,562, classified as anoun, pronounced [suˈfixo]. sufrió is at rank #4,200, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈfɾjo].

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 35762, this pair ranks #184,317 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sufijo vs sufrió

Shared letters: fisu. Private to "sufijo": jo. Private to "sufrió": .

"sufijo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "sufrió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sufijosfuijo · ssufijo · suffijo · sufijjo · sufioj · sufjio · suifjo · usfijo

Frequency comparison

sufijo#31,562
sufrió#4,200

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sufijo" and "sufrió" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sufijo" is a noun and "sufrió" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sufijo" or "sufrió"?
"sufrió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,200 in our Spanish list, against #31,562 for "sufijo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering sufijo vs sufrió

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “sufijo”; for a verb, it's “sufrió”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sufijo” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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