Which to use
“sufren” and “sufrían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,952
- “sufren” frequency rank
- #29,854
- “sufrían” frequency rank
- 34806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sufren | sufrían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sufrir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sufrir. |
Where the eye mixes sufren and sufrían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sufren vs sufrían
A purely visual mix-up. sufren ([ˈsufɾẽn]) 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 34806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sufren is recorded at frequency rank #4,952, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsufɾẽn]. 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 34806, this pair ranks #189,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sufren vs sufrían
Shared letters: fnrsu. Private to "sufren": e. Private to "sufrían": aí.
"sufren" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sufrían" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sufren ← sfuren · ssufren · sufern · suffren · sufrenn · sufrne · sufrren · surfen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sufren" and "sufrían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sufren" vs "sufrían" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sufren" and "sufrían" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sufren" 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 #189,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sufren" 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 #189,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.