sumidavssumidosTell them apart

Which to use

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

#33,865
“sumida” frequency rank
#49,959
“sumidos” frequency rank
83824
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sumida sumidos
Definition Forma del femenino de sumido, participio de sumir. Forma del plural de sumido, participio de sumir.

Where the eye mixes sumida and sumidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
sumida
7 ch
sumidos

Look-alike desk: sumida vs sumidos

A purely visual mix-up. sumida ([suˈmið̞a]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83824, 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]. 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 83824, this pair ranks #7,686 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sumida vs sumidos

Shared letters: dimsu. Private to "sumida": a. Private to "sumidos": o.

"sumida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "sumidos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sumidasmuida · ssumida · suimda · sumdia · sumiad · sumidda · summida · usmida
  • sumidossmuidos · ssumidos · suimdos · sumdios · sumiddos · sumidoss · sumidso · sumiods

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sumida" and "sumidos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([suˈmið̞a] versus [suˈmið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "sumida" vs "sumidos" - which ranks higher?
"sumida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,865 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.

What to do next

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 "sumidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #7,686 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sumida" 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 #7,686 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