suministravssuministroWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: suministra is a verb, suministro is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“suministra” is a verb and “suministro” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,524
“suministra” frequency rank
#5,354
“suministro” frequency rank
27878
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suministra suministro
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de suministrar. Acción o efecto de suministrar.

Where the eye mixes suministra and suministro

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. suministra and suministro follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

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Visual trap between suministra and suministro

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: suministra is [sumiˈnist̪ɾa] while suministro is [sumiˈnist̪ɾo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “suministra” becomes o in “suministro”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27878, 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]. suministro is at rank #5,354, tagged as anoun, pronounced [sumiˈnist̪ɾo].

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 27878, this pair ranks #224,718 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of suministra vs suministro

Shared letters: imnrstu. Private to "suministra": a. Private to "suministro": o.

"suministra" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCV  ·  "suministro" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • suministra ← smuinistra · ssuministra · suimnistra · sumiinstra · suminisrta · suminisstra · suministar · suministtra
  • suministro ← smuinistro · ssuministro · suimnistro · sumiinstro · suminisrto · suminisstro · suministor · suministrro

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "suministra" and "suministro" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "suministra" is a verb and "suministro" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "suministra" or "suministro"?
"suministro" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,354 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.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "suministra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "suministro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #224,718 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "suministra" and "suministro" 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 #224,718 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