Which to use
“suprime” and “suprimió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,338
- “suprime” frequency rank
- #36,311
- “suprimió” frequency rank
- 73649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suprime | suprimió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de suprimir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de suprimir. |
Where the eye mixes suprime and suprimió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. suprime runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against suprimió's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses suprime with suprimió
A purely visual mix-up. suprime ([suˈpɾime]) and suprimió ([supɾiˈmjo]) 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 73649, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suprime is recorded at frequency rank #37,338, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈpɾime]. suprimió is at rank #36,311, tagged as averb, pronounced [supɾiˈmjo].
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 73649, this pair ranks #22,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of suprime vs suprimió
Shared letters: imprsu. Private to "suprime": e. Private to "suprimió": ó.
"suprime" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "suprimió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- suprime ← spurime · ssuprime · supirme · supprime · supriem · suprimme · suprmie · suprrime
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suprime" for "suprimió" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "suprime" or "suprimió" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "suprime" and "suprimió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "suprime" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suprimió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suprime" and "suprimió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suplicio vs suprimió". 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 #22,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.