Which to use
“sufrían” and “sufrir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,854
- “sufrían” frequency rank
- #3,019
- “sufrir” frequency rank
- 32873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sufrían | sufrir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sufrir. | Sentir un malestar, un dolor, una pena, cualquier otra sensación o situación indeseada. |
Where the eye mixes sufrían and sufrir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sufrían runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against sufrir's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sufrían and sufrir
A purely visual mix-up. sufrían ([suˈfɾiãn]) and sufrir ([suˈfɾiɾ]) 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 32873, 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]. sufrir is at rank #3,019, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈfɾiɾ].
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 32873, this pair ranks #199,754 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sufrían vs sufrir
Shared letters: frsu. Private to "sufrían": aní. Private to "sufrir": i.
"sufrían" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "sufrir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sufrir ← sfurir · ssufrir · suffrir · sufirr · sufrirr · sufrri · sufrrir · surfir
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sufrían" and "sufrir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sufrían" or "sufrir" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sufrían" and "sufrir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sufrían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sufrir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,754 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sufrían" and "sufrir" 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 #199,754 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.