sumidovssumidosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: sumido is a verb, sumidos is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sumido” is a verb and “sumidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,023
“sumido” frequency rank
#49,959
“sumidos” frequency rank
76982
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sumido and sumidos apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
sumido
7 ch
sumidos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sumido is [suˈmið̞o] while sumidos is [suˈmið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “sumido” sits inside “sumidos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76982, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sumido is recorded at frequency rank #27,023, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈmið̞o]. 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 76982, this pair ranks #16,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sumido vs sumidos

Shared letters: dimosu. Private to "sumido": -. Private to "sumidos": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sumidosmuido · ssumido · suimdo · sumdio · sumiddo · sumiod · summido · usmido
  • sumidossmuidos · ssumidos · suimdos · sumdios · sumiddos · sumidoss · sumidso · sumiods

Frequency comparison

sumido#27,023
sumidos#49,959

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sumido" and "sumidos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sumido" is a verb and "sumidos" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sumido" or "sumidos"?
"sumido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,023 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.

Remembering sumido vs sumidos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “sumido”; for a participle, it's “sumidos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sumido” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

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