suministrovssuministrosTell them apart

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.

10 ch
suministro
11 ch
suministros

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?
No. They are said differently ([sumiˈnist̪ɾo] versus [sumiˈnist̪ɾos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "suministro" or "suministros" show up more?
"suministro" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,354 in our Spanish list, against #8,442 for "suministros". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list