sumergevssumergióWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#33,864
“sumerge” frequency rank
#49,958
“sumergió” frequency rank
83822
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sumerge sumergió
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sumergir o de sumergirse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de sumergir.

Where the eye mixes sumerge and sumergió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
sumerge
8 ch
sumergió

Visual trap between sumerge and sumergió

A purely visual mix-up. sumerge ([suˈmeɾxe]) and sumergió ([sumeɾˈxjo]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83822, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sumerge is recorded at frequency rank #33,864, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈmeɾxe]. sumergió is at rank #49,958, tagged as averb, pronounced [sumeɾˈxjo].

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 83822, this pair ranks #7,692 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sumerge vs sumergió

Shared letters: egmrsu. Private to "sumerge": -. Private to "sumergió": .

"sumerge" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "sumergió" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sumergesmuerge · ssumerge · suemrge · sumegre · sumereg · sumergge · sumerrge · summerge

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "sumerge" for "sumergió" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([suˈmeɾxe] versus [sumeɾˈxjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sumerge" or "sumergió"?
"sumerge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,864 in our Spanish list, against #49,958 for "sumergió". 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 "sumerge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sumergió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #7,692 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sumerge" and "sumergió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sumergidos vs sumergió". 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 #7,692 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