Which to use
“suicido” and “sumido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,893
- “suicido” frequency rank
- #27,023
- “sumido” frequency rank
- 59916
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suicido | sumido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de suicidarse. | Participio de sumir. |
Where the eye mixes suicido and sumido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. suicido runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against sumido's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: suicido vs sumido
A purely visual mix-up. suicido ([swiˈsið̞o]) and sumido ([suˈmið̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59916, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suicido is recorded at frequency rank #32,893, classified as averb, pronounced [swiˈsið̞o]. sumido is at rank #27,023, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈmið̞o].
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 59916, this pair ranks #60,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of suicido vs sumido
Shared letters: diosu. Private to "suicido": c. Private to "sumido": m.
"suicido" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "sumido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "suicido" and "sumido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "suicido" vs "sumido" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "suicido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sumido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suicido" and "sumido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suicidan vs suicido". 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 #60,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.