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Which to use

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

#34,358
“sugería” frequency rank
#11,494
“sugerir” frequency rank
45852
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sugería sugerir
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sugerir. Proponer a alguien una idea o la ejecución de una acción

Where the eye mixes sugería and sugerir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sugería (CVCVCVV) and sugerir (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
sugería
7 ch
sugerir

Visual trap between sugería and sugerir

A purely visual mix-up. sugería ([suxeˈɾia]) and sugerir ([suxeˈɾiɾ]) 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 45852, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sugería is recorded at frequency rank #34,358, classified as averb, pronounced [suxeˈɾia]. sugerir is at rank #11,494, tagged as averb, pronounced [suxeˈɾiɾ].

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 45852, this pair ranks #129,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sugería vs sugerir

Shared letters: egrsu. Private to "sugería": aí. Private to "sugerir": i.

"sugería" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "sugerir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sugerir ← sguerir · ssugerir · suegrir · sugeirr · sugerirr · sugerri · sugerrir · suggerir

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sugería" and "sugerir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([suxeˈɾia] versus [suxeˈɾiɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sugería" or "sugerir" show up more?
"sugerir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,494 in our Spanish list, against #34,358 for "sugería". 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 "sugería" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sugerir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #129,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sugería" and "sugerir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sugería 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 #129,093 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