sufrieravssufrirTell them apart

Which to use

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

#36,308
“sufriera” frequency rank
#3,019
“sufrir” frequency rank
39327
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sufriera sufrir
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de sufrir. Sentir un malestar, un dolor, una pena, cualquier otra sensación o situación indeseada.

Where the eye mixes sufriera and sufrir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sufriera runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against sufrir's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
sufriera
6 ch
sufrir

Why the eye confuses sufriera with sufrir

A purely visual mix-up. sufriera ([suˈfɾjeɾa]) and sufrir ([suˈfɾiɾ]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sufriera is recorded at frequency rank #36,308, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈfɾjeɾa]. sufrir is at rank #3,019, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈfɾiɾ].

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 39327, this pair ranks #165,132 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sufriera vs sufrir

Shared letters: firsu. Private to "sufriera": ae. Private to "sufrir": -.

"sufriera" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV  ·  "sufrir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sufriera ← sfuriera · ssufriera · suffriera · sufirera · sufreira · sufriear · sufrierra · sufrirea
  • sufrir ← sfurir · ssufrir · suffrir · sufirr · sufrirr · sufrri · sufrrir · surfir

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sufriera" and "sufrir" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([suˈfɾjeɾa] versus [suˈfɾiɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sufriera" or "sufrir" show up more?
"sufrir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,019 in our Spanish list, against #36,308 for "sufriera". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sufriera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sufrir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #165,132 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sufriera" and "sufrir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sufriera vs sugiera". 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 #165,132 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