suministravssuministrarWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#22,524
“suministra” frequency rank
#18,090
“suministrar” frequency rank
40614
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suministra suministrar
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de suministrar. Dar lo que alguien necesita o requiere para un fin, especialmente efectos básicos.

Where the eye mixes suministra and suministrar

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

10 ch
suministra
11 ch
suministrar

Why the eye confuses suministra with suministrar

A purely visual mix-up. suministra ([sumiˈnist̪ɾa]) and suministrar ([suminisˈt̪ɾaɾ]) 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 “suministrar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40614, 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]. suministrar is at rank #18,090, tagged as averb, pronounced [suminisˈt̪ɾaɾ].

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 40614, this pair ranks #158,123 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of suministra vs suministrar

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

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • suministra ← smuinistra · ssuministra · suimnistra · sumiinstra · suminisrta · suminisstra · suministar · suministtra
  • suministrar ← smuinistrar · ssuministrar · suimnistrar · sumiinstrar · suminisrtar · suminisstrar · suministarr · suministrarr

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "suministra" and "suministrar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([sumiˈnist̪ɾa] versus [suminisˈt̪ɾaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "suministra" vs "suministrar" - which ranks higher?
"suministrar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,090 in our Spanish list, against #22,524 for "suministra". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "suministra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "suministrar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #158,123 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "suministra" and "suministrar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suministra vs suministran". 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 #158,123 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