Which to use
“sumida” is a participle and “sumido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,865
- “sumida” frequency rank
- #27,023
- “sumido” frequency rank
- 60888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sumida | sumido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de sumido, participio de sumir. | Participio de sumir. |
Where the eye mixes sumida and sumido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sumida and sumido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sumida is [suˈmið̞a] while sumido is [suˈmið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “sumida” becomes o in “sumido”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60888, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sumida is recorded at frequency rank #33,865, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [suˈmið̞a]. sumido is at rank #27,023, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈmið̞o].
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 60888, this pair ranks #57,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sumida vs sumido
Shared letters: dimsu. Private to "sumida": a. Private to "sumido": o.
"sumida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "sumido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sumida" for "sumido" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sumida" or "sumido" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sumida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sumido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sumida" and "sumido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sumida 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 #57,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.