sufriendovssugiriendoTell them apart

Which to use

“sufriendo” and “sugiriendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,441
“sufriendo” frequency rank
#15,968
“sugiriendo” frequency rank
21409
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sufriendo sugiriendo
Definition Gerundio de sufrir. Gerundio irregular de sugerir.

Where the eye mixes sufriendo and sugiriendo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. sufriendo runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCV) against sugiriendo's 10 (CVCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
sufriendo
10 ch
sugiriendo

Look-alike desk: sufriendo vs sugiriendo

A purely visual mix-up. sufriendo ([suˈfɾjẽn̪d̪o]) and sugiriendo ([suxiˈɾjẽn̪d̪o]) 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 21409, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sufriendo is recorded at frequency rank #5,441, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈfɾjẽn̪d̪o]. sugiriendo is at rank #15,968, tagged as averb, pronounced [suxiˈɾjẽn̪d̪o].

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 21409, this pair ranks #255,076 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of sufriendo vs sugiriendo

Shared letters: deinorsu. Private to "sufriendo": f. Private to "sugiriendo": g.

"sufriendo" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV  ·  "sugiriendo" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sufriendo ← sfuriendo · ssufriendo · suffriendo · sufirendo · sufreindo · sufriedno · sufrienddo · sufrienndo
  • sugiriendo ← sguiriendo · ssugiriendo · suggiriendo · sugiirendo · sugireindo · sugiriedno · sugirienddo · sugirienndo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "sufriendo" for "sugiriendo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([suˈfɾjẽn̪d̪o] versus [suxiˈɾjẽn̪d̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sufriendo" or "sugiriendo"?
"sufriendo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,441 in our Spanish list, against #15,968 for "sugiriendo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "sufriendo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sugiriendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #255,076 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sufriendo" and "sugiriendo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sufriendo vs surgiendo". 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 #255,076 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