Which to use
“sufrían” is a verb and “sufridas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,854
- “sufrían” frequency rank
- #27,411
- “sufridas” frequency rank
- 57265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sufrían | sufridas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sufrir. | Forma del femenino plural de sufrido, participio de sufrir. |
Where the eye mixes sufrían and sufridas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sufrían vs sufridas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sufrían is [suˈfɾiãn] while sufridas is [suˈfɾið̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 57265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sufrían is recorded at frequency rank #29,854, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈfɾiãn]. 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 57265, this pair ranks #71,184 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sufrían vs sufridas
Shared letters: afrsu. Private to "sufrían": ní. Private to "sufridas": di.
"sufrían" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "sufridas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sufridas ← sfuridas · ssufridas · suffridas · sufirdas · sufrdias · sufriads · sufridass · sufriddas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sufrían" for "sufridas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sufrían" or "sufridas" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sufrían" 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 #71,184 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sufrían" and "sufridas" 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 #71,184 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.