Which to use
“sufra” is a noun and “sufrían” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,462
- “sufra” frequency rank
- #29,854
- “sufrían” frequency rank
- 46316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sufra | sufrían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prestación personal. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sufrir. |
Where the eye mixes sufra and sufrían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sufra runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against sufrían's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sufra with sufrían
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sufra is [ˈsufɾa] while sufrían is [suˈfɾiãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sufra is recorded at frequency rank #16,462, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsufɾa]. sufrían is at rank #29,854, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈfɾiãn].
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 46316, this pair ranks #126,431 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sufra vs sufrían
Shared letters: afrsu. Private to "sufra": -. Private to "sufrían": ní.
"sufra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sufrían" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sufra ← sfura · ssufra · sufar · suffra · sufrra · surfa · usfra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sufra" for "sufrían" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sufra" or "sufrían"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "sufra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sufrían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,431 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sufra" and "sufrían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sufras vs sufrían". 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 #126,431 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.