Which to use
“sufridos” is a participle and “sufrió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,962
- “sufridos” frequency rank
- #4,200
- “sufrió” frequency rank
- 33162
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sufridos | sufrió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de sufrido, participio de sufrir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sufrir. |
Where the eye mixes sufridos and sufrió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sufridos and sufrió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sufridos is [suˈfɾið̞os] while sufrió is [suˈfɾjo]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33162, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sufridos is recorded at frequency rank #28,962, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [suˈfɾið̞os]. 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 33162, this pair ranks #198,275 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sufridos vs sufrió
Shared letters: firsu. Private to "sufridos": do. Private to "sufrió": ó.
"sufridos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "sufrió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sufridos ← sfuridos · ssufridos · suffridos · sufirdos · sufrdios · sufriddos · sufridoss · sufridso
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sufridos" and "sufrió" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sufridos" or "sufrió" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sufridos" and "sufrió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sufridos" 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 #198,275 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sufridos" and "sufrió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sufridos vs sumidos". 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 #198,275 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.