Which to use
“sufran” and “sufrían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,200
- “sufran” frequency rank
- #29,854
- “sufrían” frequency rank
- 52054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sufran | sufrían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de sufrir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sufrir. |
Where the eye mixes sufran and sufrían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sufran with sufrían
A purely visual mix-up. sufran ([ˈsufɾãn]) and sufrían ([suˈfɾiãn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sufran is recorded at frequency rank #22,200, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsufɾãn]. 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 52054, this pair ranks #94,645 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sufran vs sufrían
Shared letters: afnrsu. Private to "sufran": -. Private to "sufrían": í.
"sufran" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sufrían" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sufran ← sfuran · ssufran · sufarn · suffran · sufrann · sufrna · sufrran · surfan
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sufran" 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 #94,645 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sufran" 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 #94,645 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.