Which to use
“sufras” is a verb and “sufridas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,163
- “sufras” frequency rank
- #27,411
- “sufridas” frequency rank
- 69574
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sufras | sufridas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de sufrir. | Forma del femenino plural de sufrido, participio de sufrir. |
Where the eye mixes sufras and sufridas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sufras runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against sufridas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sufras and sufridas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sufras is [ˈsufɾas] while sufridas is [suˈfɾið̞as]. 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 (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69574, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sufras is recorded at frequency rank #42,163, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsufɾas]. sufridas is at rank #27,411, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [suˈfɾið̞as].
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 69574, this pair ranks #31,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sufras vs sufridas
Shared letters: afrsu. Private to "sufras": -. Private to "sufridas": di.
"sufras" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sufridas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sufras" for "sufridas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sufras" or "sufridas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sufras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sufridas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sufras" and "sufridas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sufras vs suizas". 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 #31,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.