Which to use
“sufría” and “sufrían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,499
- “sufría” frequency rank
- #29,854
- “sufrían” frequency rank
- 45353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sufría | sufrían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto 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 sufría and sufrían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sufría runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against sufrían's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sufría and sufrían
A purely visual mix-up. sufría ([suˈfɾia]) 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 extra letter(s) - “sufría” sits inside “sufrían”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sufría is recorded at frequency rank #15,499, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈfɾia]. 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 45353, this pair ranks #131,914 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sufría vs sufrían
Shared letters: afrsuí. Private to "sufría": -. Private to "sufrían": n.
"sufría" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "sufrían" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sufría" for "sufrían" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sufría" and "sufrían" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sufría" 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 #131,914 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sufría" and "sufrían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sufras vs sufrían". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #131,914 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.