Which to use
“sufrido” is an adjective and “sufro” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,813
- “sufrido” frequency rank
- #19,574
- “sufro” frequency rank
- 23387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sufrido | sufro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Resignado, conforme, que tolera. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de sufrir. |
Where the eye mixes sufrido and sufro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sufrido vs sufro
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sufrido is [suˈfɾið̞o] while sufro is [ˈsufɾo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sufrido is recorded at frequency rank #3,813, classified as anadj, pronounced [suˈfɾið̞o]. sufro is at rank #19,574, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈsufɾo].
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 23387, this pair ranks #246,036 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sufrido vs sufro
Shared letters: forsu. Private to "sufrido": di. Private to "sufro": -.
"sufrido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "sufro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sufrido" and "sufro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sufrido" or "sufro" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sufrido" and "sufro" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sufrido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sufro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,036 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sufrido" and "sufro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sarro vs sufro". 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 #246,036 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.