Which to use
“sufran” and “sufrió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,200
- “sufran” frequency rank
- #4,200
- “sufrió” frequency rank
- 26400
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sufran | sufrió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de sufrir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sufrir. |
Where the eye mixes sufran and sufrió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sufran and sufrió
A purely visual mix-up. sufran ([ˈsufɾãn]) and sufrió ([suˈfɾjo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26400, 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]. 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 26400, this pair ranks #231,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sufran vs sufrió
Shared letters: frsu. Private to "sufran": an. Private to "sufrió": ió.
"sufran" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sufrió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sufran ← sfuran · ssufran · sufarn · suffran · sufrann · sufrna · sufrran · surfan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sufran" for "sufrió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sufran" vs "sufrió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "sufrió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sufran" and "sufrió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sufran vs sura". 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 #231,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.