suministradovssuministrandoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#32,417
“suministrado” frequency rank
#49,296
“suministrando” frequency rank
81713
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suministrado suministrando
Definition Participio de suministrar. Gerundio de suministrar.

Where the eye mixes suministrado and suministrando

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. suministrado runs 12 letters (CVCVCVCCCVCV) against suministrando's 13 (CVCVCVCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
suministrado
13 ch
suministrando

Visual trap between suministrado and suministrando

A purely visual mix-up. suministrado ([suminisˈt̪ɾað̞o]) and suministrando ([suminisˈt̪ɾãn̪d̪o]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

suministrado is recorded at frequency rank #32,417, classified as averb, pronounced [suminisˈt̪ɾað̞o]. suministrando is at rank #49,296, tagged as averb, pronounced [suminisˈt̪ɾãn̪d̪o].

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 81713, this pair ranks #10,079 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of suministrado vs suministrando

Shared letters: adimnorstu. Private to "suministrado": -. Private to "suministrando": -.

"suministrado" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCVCV  ·  "suministrando" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • suministrado ← smuinistrado · ssuministrado · suimnistrado · sumiinstrado · suminisrtado · suminisstrado · suministardo · suministraddo
  • suministrando ← smuinistrando · ssuministrando · suimnistrando · sumiinstrando · suminisrtando · suminisstrando · suministarndo · suministradno

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "suministrado" for "suministrando" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([suminisˈt̪ɾað̞o] versus [suminisˈt̪ɾãn̪d̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "suministrado" vs "suministrando" - which ranks higher?
"suministrado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,417 in our Spanish list, against #49,296 for "suministrando". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "suministrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "suministrando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #10,079 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "suministrado" and "suministrando" 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 #10,079 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