Which to use
“sumaban” and “sumaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,006
- “sumaban” frequency rank
- #15,237
- “sumaron” frequency rank
- 55243
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sumaban | sumaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sumar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sumar. |
Where the eye mixes sumaban and sumaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sumaban with sumaron
A purely visual mix-up. sumaban ([suˈmaβ̞ãn]) and sumaron ([suˈmaɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55243, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sumaban is recorded at frequency rank #40,006, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈmaβ̞ãn]. sumaron is at rank #15,237, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈmaɾõn].
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 55243, this pair ranks #79,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sumaban vs sumaron
Shared letters: amnsu. Private to "sumaban": b. Private to "sumaron": or.
"sumaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "sumaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sumaban" and "sumaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sumaban" or "sumaron" show up more?
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 "sumaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sumaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sumaban" and "sumaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sumaban vs sumada". 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 #79,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.