Which to use
“suplicio” is a noun and “suplico” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,278
- “suplicio” frequency rank
- #19,887
- “suplico” frequency rank
- 63165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suplicio | suplico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pena de severo castigo físico, que en algunos casos se decreta que sea mortal. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de suplicar. |
Where the eye mixes suplicio and suplico
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. suplicio runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against suplico's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses suplicio with suplico
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: suplicio is [suˈplisjo] while suplico is [suˈpliko]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63165, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suplicio is recorded at frequency rank #43,278, classified as anoun, pronounced [suˈplisjo]. suplico is at rank #19,887, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈpliko].
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 63165, this pair ranks #49,611 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of suplicio vs suplico
Shared letters: cilopsu. Private to "suplicio": -. Private to "suplico": -.
"suplicio" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "suplico" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suplicio" for "suplico" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "suplicio" or "suplico" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "suplicio" and "suplico" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "suplicio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suplico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,611 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suplicio" and "suplico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suplicar vs suplicio". 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 #49,611 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.