sugerívssuperaTell them apart

Which to use

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

#48,713
“sugerí” frequency rank
#5,894
“supera” frequency rank
54607
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sugerí supera
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 superar.

Where the eye mixes sugerí and supera

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sugerí and supera follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
sugerí
6 ch
supera

Why the eye confuses sugerí with supera

A purely visual mix-up. sugerí ([suxeˈɾi]) and supera ([suˈpeɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54607, 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]. supera is at rank #5,894, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈpeɾa].

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 54607, this pair ranks #82,567 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sugerí vs supera

Shared letters: ersu. Private to "sugerí": gí. Private to "supera": ap.

"sugerí" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "supera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • supera ← spuera · ssupera · suepra · supear · suppera · suprea · uspera

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sugerí" and "supera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([suxeˈɾi] versus [suˈpeɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sugerí" or "supera"?
"supera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,894 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.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "sugerí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "supera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #82,567 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sugerí" and "supera" 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 #82,567 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