Which to use
“sufridos” and “sumidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,962
- “sufridos” frequency rank
- #49,959
- “sumidos” frequency rank
- 78921
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sufridos | sumidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de sufrido, participio de sufrir. | Forma del plural de sumido, participio de sumir. |
Where the eye mixes sufridos and sumidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sufridos runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against sumidos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sufridos and sumidos
A purely visual mix-up. sufridos ([suˈfɾið̞os]) and sumidos ([suˈmið̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78921, 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]. sumidos is at rank #49,959, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [suˈmið̞os].
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 78921, this pair ranks #13,753 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sufridos vs sumidos
Shared letters: diosu. Private to "sufridos": fr. Private to "sumidos": m.
"sufridos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "sumidos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sufridos" and "sumidos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sufridos" or "sumidos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sufridos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sumidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,753 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sufridos" and "sumidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subidón 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 #13,753 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.