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

#3,019
“sufrir” frequency rank
#44,469
“sufriría” frequency rank
47488
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes sufrir and sufriría

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

6 ch
sufrir
8 ch
sufriría

Visual trap between sufrir and sufriría

A purely visual mix-up. sufrir ([suˈfɾiɾ]) and sufriría ([sufɾiˈɾia]) 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 extra letter(s) - “sufrir” sits inside “sufriría”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sufrir is recorded at frequency rank #3,019, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈfɾiɾ]. sufriría is at rank #44,469, tagged as averb, pronounced [sufɾiˈɾia].

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 47488, this pair ranks #119,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sufrir vs sufriría

Shared letters: firsu. Private to "sufrir": -. Private to "sufriría": .

"sufrir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "sufriría" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sufrirsfurir · ssufrir · suffrir · sufirr · sufrirr · sufrri · sufrrir · surfir

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sufrir" and "sufriría" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([suˈfɾiɾ] versus [sufɾiˈɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sufrir" or "sufriría"?
"sufrir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,019 in our Spanish list, against #44,469 for "sufriría". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "sufrir" and "sufriría" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sufrir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sufriría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #119,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sufrir" and "sufriría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sufriría vs sugeriría". 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 #119,774 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