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Which to use

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

#48,713
“sugerí” frequency rank
#4,953
“sugiere” frequency rank
53666
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sugerí sugiere
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sugerir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sugerir.

Where the eye mixes sugerí and sugiere

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sugerí runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against sugiere's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
sugerí
7 ch
sugiere

Why the eye confuses sugerí with sugiere

A purely visual mix-up. sugerí ([suxeˈɾi]) and sugiere ([suˈxjeɾe]) 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 53666, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sugerí is recorded at frequency rank #48,713, classified as averb, pronounced [suxeˈɾi]. sugiere is at rank #4,953, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈxjeɾe].

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 53666, this pair ranks #86,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sugerí vs sugiere

Shared letters: egrsu. Private to "sugerí": í. Private to "sugiere": i.

"sugerí" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "sugiere" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sugiere ← sguiere · ssugiere · sugeire · suggiere · sugieer · sugierre · sugiree · suigere

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sugerí" and "sugiere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([suxeˈɾi] versus [suˈxjeɾe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sugerí" or "sugiere" show up more?
"sugiere" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,953 in our Spanish list, against #48,713 for "sugerí". 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 "sugerí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sugiere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #86,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sugerí" and "sugiere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sugerí 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 #86,796 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