Which to use
“sufrió” and “sufrirá” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,200
- “sufrió” frequency rank
- #25,462
- “sufrirá” frequency rank
- 29662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sufrió | sufrirá |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sufrir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de sufrir. |
Where the eye mixes sufrió and sufrirá
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sufrió runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against sufrirá's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sufrió vs sufrirá
A purely visual mix-up. sufrió ([suˈfɾjo]) 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 29662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sufrió is recorded at frequency rank #4,200, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈfɾjo]. 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 29662, this pair ranks #215,869 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sufrió vs sufrirá
Shared letters: firsu. Private to "sufrió": ó. Private to "sufrirá": á.
"sufrió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "sufrirá" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sufrió" and "sufrirá" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sufrió" vs "sufrirá" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sufrió" 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 #215,869 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sufrió" and "sufrirá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sufrirá vs sufriría". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #215,869 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.