sumadosvssumidosConfusable pair

Which to use

“sumados” and “sumidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,836
“sumados” frequency rank
#49,959
“sumidos” frequency rank
86795
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sumados sumidos
Definition Forma del plural de sumado, participio de sumar. Forma del plural de sumido, participio de sumir.

Where the eye mixes sumados and sumidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sumados and sumidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
sumados
7 ch
sumidos

Why the eye confuses sumados with sumidos

A purely visual mix-up. sumados ([suˈmað̞os]) and sumidos ([suˈmið̞os]) 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 - a in “sumados” becomes i in “sumidos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sumados is recorded at frequency rank #36,836, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [suˈmað̞os]. sumidos is at rank #49,959, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [suˈmið̞os].

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 86795, this pair ranks #5,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sumados vs sumidos

Shared letters: dmosu. Private to "sumados": a. Private to "sumidos": i.

"sumados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "sumidos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sumados ← smuados · ssumados · suamdos · sumaddos · sumadoss · sumadso · sumaods · sumdaos
  • sumidos ← smuidos · ssumidos · suimdos · sumdios · sumiddos · sumidoss · sumidso · sumiods

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sumados" and "sumidos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([suˈmað̞os] versus [suˈmið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sumados" or "sumidos" show up more?
"sumados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,836 in our Spanish list, against #49,959 for "sumidos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sumados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sumidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #5,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sumados" and "sumidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subidón vs sumidos". 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 #5,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list