sufridavssufrióTell them apart

Quick tell: sufrida is a noun, sufrió is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sufrida” is a noun and “sufrió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,503
“sufrida” frequency rank
#4,200
“sufrió” frequency rank
25703
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sufrida sufrió
Definition Cama. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sufrir.

Where the eye mixes sufrida and sufrió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
sufrida
6 ch
sufrió

Visual trap between sufrida and sufrió

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sufrida is [suˈfɾið̞a] while sufrió is [suˈfɾjo]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25703, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sufrida is recorded at frequency rank #21,503, classified as anoun, pronounced [suˈfɾið̞a]. 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 25703, this pair ranks #235,209 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sufrida vs sufrió

Shared letters: firsu. Private to "sufrida": ad. Private to "sufrió": ó.

"sufrida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "sufrió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sufridasfurida · ssufrida · suffrida · sufirda · sufrdia · sufriad · sufridda · sufrrida

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "sufrida" for "sufrió" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sufrida" is a noun and "sufrió" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "sufrida" vs "sufrió" - which ranks higher?
"sufrió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,200 in our Spanish list, against #21,503 for "sufrida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sufrida" 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 #235,209 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sufrida" and "sufrió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sufrida vs sufriría". 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 #235,209 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list