Which to use
“sumidos” is a participle and “supimos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,959
- “sumidos” frequency rank
- #19,260
- “supimos” frequency rank
- 69219
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sumidos | supimos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de sumido, participio de sumir. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de saber. |
Where the eye mixes sumidos and supimos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sumidos and supimos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sumidos is [suˈmið̞os] while supimos is [suˈpimos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69219, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sumidos is recorded at frequency rank #49,959, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [suˈmið̞os]. supimos is at rank #19,260, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈpimos].
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 69219, this pair ranks #32,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sumidos vs supimos
Shared letters: imosu. Private to "sumidos": d. Private to "supimos": p.
"sumidos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "supimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sumidos" for "supimos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sumidos" or "supimos"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sumidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "supimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sumidos" and "supimos" 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 #32,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.