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Which to use

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

#36,308
“sufriera” frequency rank
#25,462
“sufrirá” frequency rank
61770
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sufriera sufrirá
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de sufrir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de sufrir.

Where the eye mixes sufriera and sufrirá

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sufriera runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against sufrirá's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
sufriera
7 ch
sufrirá

Look-alike desk: sufriera vs sufrirá

A purely visual mix-up. sufriera ([suˈfɾjeɾa]) and sufrirá ([sufɾiˈɾa]) 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 61770, 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]. sufrirá is at rank #25,462, tagged as averb, pronounced [sufɾiˈɾa].

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 61770, this pair ranks #54,304 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sufriera vs sufrirá

Shared letters: firsu. Private to "sufriera": ae. Private to "sufrirá": á.

"sufriera" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV  ·  "sufrirá" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sufriera ← sfuriera · ssufriera · suffriera · sufirera · sufreira · sufriear · sufrierra · sufrirea

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sufriera" and "sufrirá" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([suˈfɾjeɾa] versus [sufɾiˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "sufriera" vs "sufrirá" - which ranks higher?
"sufrirá" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,462 in our Spanish list, against #36,308 for "sufriera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "sufrirá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #54,304 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sufriera" and "sufrirá" 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 #54,304 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