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

#48,713
“sugerí” frequency rank
#17,297
“supere” frequency rank
66010
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sugerí supere
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sugerir. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de superar o de superarse.

Where the eye mixes sugerí and supere

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sugerí and supere 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
supere

Visual trap between sugerí and supere

A purely visual mix-up. sugerí ([suxeˈɾi]) and supere ([suˈpeɾe]) 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 66010, 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]. supere is at rank #17,297, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈpeɾe].

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 66010, this pair ranks #40,996 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sugerí vs supere

Shared letters: ersu. Private to "sugerí": gí. Private to "supere": p.

"sugerí" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "supere" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • supere ← spuere · ssupere · suepre · supeer · superre · suppere · supree · uspere

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sugerí" and "supere" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([suxeˈɾi] versus [suˈpeɾe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "sugerí" vs "supere" - which ranks higher?
"supere" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,297 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

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sugerí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "supere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #40,996 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sugerí" and "supere" 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 #40,996 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