sugierovssugirióWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#11,495
“sugiero” frequency rank
#10,230
“sugirió” frequency rank
21725
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sugiero sugirió
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente 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 sugiero and sugirió

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

7 ch
sugiero
7 ch
sugirió

Look-alike desk: sugiero vs sugirió

A purely visual mix-up. sugiero ([suˈxjeɾo]) 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 21725, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sugiero is recorded at frequency rank #11,495, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈxjeɾo]. 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 21725, this pair ranks #253,620 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of sugiero vs sugirió

Shared letters: girsu. Private to "sugiero": eo. Private to "sugirió": ó.

"sugiero" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "sugirió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sugiero ← sguiero · ssugiero · sugeiro · suggiero · sugieor · sugierro · sugireo · suigero

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "sugiero" for "sugirió" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([suˈxjeɾo] versus [suxiˈɾjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sugiero" or "sugirió"?
"sugirió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,230 in our Spanish list, against #11,495 for "sugiero". 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 "sugiero" 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 #253,620 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sugiero" and "sugirió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sugiero vs sumidero". 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 #253,620 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