Which to use
“sufrían” and “sufrirá” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,854
- “sufrían” frequency rank
- #25,462
- “sufrirá” frequency rank
- 55316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sufrían | sufrirá |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sufrir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de sufrir. |
Where the eye mixes sufrían and sufrirá
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sufrían (CVCCVVC) and sufrirá (CVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between sufrían and sufrirá
A purely visual mix-up. sufrían ([suˈfɾiãn]) and sufrirá ([sufɾiˈɾa]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55316, 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]. sufrirá is at rank #25,462, tagged as averb, pronounced [sufɾiˈɾa].
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 55316, this pair ranks #79,462 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sufrían vs sufrirá
Shared letters: frsu. Private to "sufrían": aní. Private to "sufrirá": iá.
"sufrían" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "sufrirá" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sufrían" and "sufrirá" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sufrían" or "sufrirá" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sufrían" and "sufrirá" 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 "sufrirá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,462 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sufrían" and "sufrirá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sufras vs sufrían". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #79,462 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.