Which to use
“sujetan” is a verb and “sujetos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,829
- “sujetan” frequency rank
- #5,048
- “sujetos” frequency rank
- 51877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sujetan | sujetos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sujetar. | Forma del plural de sujeto. |
Where the eye mixes sujetan and sujetos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sujetan and sujetos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses sujetan with sujetos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sujetan is [suˈxet̪ãn] while sujetos is [suˈxet̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51877, 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]. sujetos is at rank #5,048, tagged as anoun, pronounced [suˈxet̪os].
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 51877, this pair ranks #95,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sujetan vs sujetos
Shared letters: ejstu. Private to "sujetan": an. Private to "sujetos": o.
"sujetan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "sujetos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sujetan" and "sujetos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sujetan" or "sujetos"?
What to do next
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 "sujetos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sujetan" and "sujetos" 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 #95,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.