suministravssuministradoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#22,524
“suministra” frequency rank
#32,417
“suministrado” frequency rank
54941
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suministra suministrado
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de suministrar. Participio de suministrar.

Where the eye mixes suministra and suministrado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. suministra runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCCV) against suministrado's 12 (CVCVCVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
suministra
12 ch
suministrado

Visual trap between suministra and suministrado

A purely visual mix-up. suministra ([sumiˈnist̪ɾa]) and suministrado ([suminisˈt̪ɾað̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “suministra” sits inside “suministrado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54941, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

suministra is recorded at frequency rank #22,524, classified as averb, pronounced [sumiˈnist̪ɾa]. suministrado is at rank #32,417, tagged as averb, pronounced [suminisˈt̪ɾað̞o].

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 54941, this pair ranks #81,104 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of suministra vs suministrado

Shared letters: aimnrstu. Private to "suministra": -. Private to "suministrado": do.

"suministra" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCV  ·  "suministrado" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • suministra ← smuinistra · ssuministra · suimnistra · sumiinstra · suminisrta · suminisstra · suministar · suministtra
  • suministrado ← smuinistrado · ssuministrado · suimnistrado · sumiinstrado · suminisrtado · suminisstrado · suministardo · suministraddo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "suministra" and "suministrado" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([sumiˈnist̪ɾa] versus [suminisˈt̪ɾað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "suministra" or "suministrado"?
"suministra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,524 in our Spanish list, against #32,417 for "suministrado". 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 "suministra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "suministrado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #81,104 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "suministra" and "suministrado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suministrado vs suministrando". 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 #81,104 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