sufrióvssufriráConfusable pair

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.

6 ch
sufrió
7 ch
sufrirá

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?
No. They are said differently ([suˈfɾjo] versus [sufɾiˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "sufrió" vs "sufrirá" - which ranks higher?
"sufrió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,200 in our Spanish list, against #25,462 for "sufrirá". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list