sufravssufridaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#16,462
“sufra” frequency rank
#21,503
“sufrida” frequency rank
37965
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sufra sufrida
Definition Prestación personal. Cama.

Where the eye mixes sufra and sufrida

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
sufra
7 ch
sufrida

Visual trap between sufra and sufrida

A purely visual mix-up. sufra ([ˈsufɾa]) and sufrida ([suˈfɾið̞a]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37965, 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]. sufrida is at rank #21,503, tagged as anoun, pronounced [suˈfɾið̞a].

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 37965, this pair ranks #172,535 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sufra vs sufrida

Shared letters: afrsu. Private to "sufra": -. Private to "sufrida": di.

"sufra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "sufrida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sufrasfura · ssufra · sufar · suffra · sufrra · surfa · usfra
  • sufridasfurida · ssufrida · suffrida · sufirda · sufrdia · sufriad · sufridda · sufrrida

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sufra" and "sufrida" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈsufɾa] versus [suˈfɾið̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "sufra" vs "sufrida" - which ranks higher?
"sufra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,462 in our Spanish list, against #21,503 for "sufrida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sufra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sufrida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #172,535 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sufra" and "sufrida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sufrida vs sufriría". 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 #172,535 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