suministravssuministranWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#22,524
“suministra” frequency rank
#39,475
“suministran” frequency rank
61999
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suministra suministran
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de suministrar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de suministrar.

Where the eye mixes suministra and suministran

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. suministra runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCCV) against suministran's 11 (CVCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
suministra
11 ch
suministran

Look-alike desk: suministra vs suministran

A purely visual mix-up. suministra ([sumiˈnist̪ɾa]) and suministran ([sumiˈnist̪ɾãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “suministra” sits inside “suministran”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61999, 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]. suministran is at rank #39,475, tagged as averb, pronounced [sumiˈnist̪ɾãn].

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 61999, this pair ranks #53,549 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of suministra vs suministran

Shared letters: aimnrstu. Private to "suministra": -. Private to "suministran": -.

"suministra" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCV  ·  "suministran" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • suministra ← smuinistra · ssuministra · suimnistra · sumiinstra · suminisrta · suminisstra · suministar · suministtra
  • suministran ← smuinistran · ssuministran · suimnistran · sumiinstran · suminisrtan · suminisstran · suministarn · suministrann

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "suministra" for "suministran" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([sumiˈnist̪ɾa] versus [sumiˈnist̪ɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "suministra" vs "suministran" - which ranks higher?
"suministra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,524 in our Spanish list, against #39,475 for "suministran". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "suministra" and "suministran" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "suministra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "suministran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #53,549 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "suministra" and "suministran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suministran 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 #53,549 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