sufresvssufrióWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#33,862
“sufres” frequency rank
#4,200
“sufrió” frequency rank
38062
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sufres sufrió
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo 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 sufres and sufrió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
sufres
6 ch
sufrió

Visual trap between sufres and sufrió

A purely visual mix-up. sufres ([ˈsufɾes]) 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 38062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sufres is recorded at frequency rank #33,862, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsufɾes]. 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 38062, this pair ranks #172,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sufres vs sufrió

Shared letters: frsu. Private to "sufres": e. Private to "sufrió": .

"sufres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "sufrió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sufressfures · ssufres · sufers · suffres · sufress · sufrres · sufrse · surfes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sufres" and "sufrió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈsufɾes] versus [suˈfɾjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sufres" or "sufrió" show up more?
"sufrió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,200 in our Spanish list, against #33,862 for "sufres". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "sufres" and "sufrió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sufres" 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 #172,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sufres" and "sufrió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sufres vs sure". 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 #172,037 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