Which to use
“suministro” and “suministros” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,354
- “suministro” frequency rank
- #8,442
- “suministros” frequency rank
- 13796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suministro | suministros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de suministrar. | Forma del plural de suministro. |
Where the eye mixes suministro and suministros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. suministro runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCCV) against suministros's 11 (CVCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between suministro and suministros
A purely visual mix-up. suministro ([sumiˈnist̪ɾo]) and suministros ([sumiˈnist̪ɾos]) 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) - “suministro” sits inside “suministros”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13796, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suministro is recorded at frequency rank #5,354, classified as anoun, pronounced [sumiˈnist̪ɾo]. suministros is at rank #8,442, tagged as anoun, pronounced [sumiˈnist̪ɾos].
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 13796, this pair ranks #286,525 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of suministro vs suministros
Shared letters: imnorstu. Private to "suministro": -. Private to "suministros": -.
"suministro" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCV · "suministros" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- suministro ← smuinistro · ssuministro · suimnistro · sumiinstro · suminisrto · suminisstro · suministor · suministrro
- suministros ← smuinistros · ssuministros · suimnistros · sumiinstros · suminisrtos · suminisstros · suministors · suministross
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suministro" for "suministros" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "suministro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suministros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,525 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suministro" and "suministros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suministran vs suministros". 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 #286,525 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.