sufridasvssufriráWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: sufridas is a participle, sufrirá is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sufridas” is a participle and “sufrirá” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,411
“sufridas” frequency rank
#25,462
“sufrirá” frequency rank
52873
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sufridas sufrirá
Definition Forma del femenino plural de sufrido, participio de sufrir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de sufrir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sufridas and sufrirá apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
sufridas
7 ch
sufrirá

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sufridas is [suˈfɾið̞as] while sufrirá is [sufɾiˈɾa]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sufridas is recorded at frequency rank #27,411, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [suˈfɾið̞as]. 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 52873, this pair ranks #90,592 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sufridas vs sufrirá

Shared letters: firsu. Private to "sufridas": ad. Private to "sufrirá": á.

"sufridas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "sufrirá" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sufridassfuridas · ssufridas · suffridas · sufirdas · sufrdias · sufriads · sufridass · sufriddas

Frequency comparison

sufridas#27,411
sufrirá#25,462

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sufridas" and "sufrirá" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sufridas" is a participle and "sufrirá" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sufridas" or "sufrirá"?
"sufrirá" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,462 in our Spanish list, against #27,411 for "sufridas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering sufridas vs sufrirá

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “sufridas”; for a verb, it's “sufrirá”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sufridas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list