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Which to use

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

#34,358
“sugería” frequency rank
#10,230
“sugirió” frequency rank
44588
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes sugería and sugirió

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

7 ch
sugería
7 ch
sugirió

Why the eye confuses sugería with sugirió

A purely visual mix-up. sugería ([suxeˈɾia]) and sugirió ([suxiˈɾjo]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44588, 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]. sugirió is at rank #10,230, tagged as averb, pronounced [suxiˈɾjo].

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 44588, this pair ranks #136,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sugería vs sugirió

Shared letters: grsu. Private to "sugería": aeí. Private to "sugirió": ió.

"sugería" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "sugirió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sugería" and "sugirió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([suxeˈɾia] versus [suxiˈɾjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "sugería" vs "sugirió" - which ranks higher?
"sugirió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,230 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.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "sugería" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sugirió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #136,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sugería" and "sugirió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sugería vs sugiera". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #136,216 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