Which to use
“sujeta” is a verb and “sujeto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,077
- “sujeta” frequency rank
- #2,748
- “sujeto” frequency rank
- 12825
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sujeta | sujeto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sujetar. | Parte de la oración que especifica al actor que ejecuta la acción descrita por el verbo. |
Where the eye mixes sujeta and sujeto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sujeta and sujeto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: sujeta vs sujeto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sujeta is [suˈxet̪a] while sujeto is [suˈxet̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “sujeta” becomes o in “sujeto”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12825, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sujeta is recorded at frequency rank #10,077, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈxet̪a]. sujeto is at rank #2,748, tagged as anoun, pronounced [suˈxet̪o].
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 12825, this pair ranks #290,107 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sujeta vs sujeto
Shared letters: ejstu. Private to "sujeta": a. Private to "sujeto": o.
"sujeta" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "sujeto" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sujeta" and "sujeto" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sujeta" or "sujeto" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sujeta" and "sujeto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sujeta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sujeto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,107 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sujeta" and "sujeto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saeta vs sujeta". 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 #290,107 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.