Which to use
“sujetan” and “sujetar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,829
- “sujetan” frequency rank
- #26,245
- “sujetar” frequency rank
- 73074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sujetan | sujetar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sujetar. | Mantener algo firme con tal que no se mueva o no se caiga. |
Where the eye mixes sujetan and sujetar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sujetan and sujetar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between sujetan and sujetar
A purely visual mix-up. sujetan ([suˈxet̪ãn]) and sujetar ([suxeˈt̪aɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “sujetan” becomes r in “sujetar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sujetan is recorded at frequency rank #46,829, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈxet̪ãn]. sujetar is at rank #26,245, tagged as averb, pronounced [suxeˈt̪aɾ].
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 73074, this pair ranks #24,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sujetan vs sujetar
Shared letters: aejstu. Private to "sujetan": n. Private to "sujetar": r.
"sujetan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "sujetar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sujetan" and "sujetar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sujetan" or "sujetar" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sujetan" and "sujetar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sujetan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sujetar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sujetan" and "sujetar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sujetan vs sujetando". 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 #24,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.