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.
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": ió.
"sufres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sufrió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sufres ← sfures · ssufres · sufers · suffres · sufress · sufrres · sufrse · surfes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sufres" and "sufrió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sufres" or "sufrió" show up more?
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.