Which to use
“sujetan” is a verb and “sujeto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,829
- “sujetan” frequency rank
- #2,748
- “sujeto” frequency rank
- 49577
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sujetan | sujeto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 sujetan and sujeto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sujetan runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against sujeto's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sujetan with sujeto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sujetan is [suˈxet̪ãn] while sujeto is [suˈxet̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49577, 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]. 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 49577, this pair ranks #108,021 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sujetan vs sujeto
Shared letters: ejstu. Private to "sujetan": an. Private to "sujeto": o.
"sujetan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "sujeto" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sujetan" for "sujeto" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sujetan" or "sujeto" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sujetan" 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 #108,021 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sujetan" and "sujeto" 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 #108,021 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.