Which to use
“sumido” and “surtido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,023
- “sumido” frequency rank
- #26,633
- “surtido” frequency rank
- 53656
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sumido | surtido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de sumir. | Participio de surtir. |
Where the eye mixes sumido and surtido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sumido runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against surtido's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sumido vs surtido
A purely visual mix-up. sumido ([suˈmið̞o]) and surtido ([suɾˈt̪ið̞o]) 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 53656, 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]. surtido is at rank #26,633, tagged as averb, pronounced [suɾˈt̪ið̞o].
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 53656, this pair ranks #86,844 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sumido vs surtido
Shared letters: diosu. Private to "sumido": m. Private to "surtido": rt.
"sumido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "surtido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sumido" and "surtido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sumido" or "surtido"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sumido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "surtido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,844 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sumido" and "surtido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sumido 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 #86,844 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.