suprimevssuprimirConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#37,338
“suprime” frequency rank
#12,721
“suprimir” frequency rank
50059
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suprime suprimir
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de suprimir. Eliminar, borrar.

Where the eye mixes suprime and suprimir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. suprime runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against suprimir's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
suprime
8 ch
suprimir

Look-alike desk: suprime vs suprimir

A purely visual mix-up. suprime ([suˈpɾime]) and suprimir ([supɾiˈmiɾ]) 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 50059, 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]. suprimir is at rank #12,721, tagged as averb, pronounced [supɾiˈmiɾ].

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 50059, this pair ranks #105,319 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of suprime vs suprimir

Shared letters: imprsu. Private to "suprime": e. Private to "suprimir": -.

"suprime" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "suprimir" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • suprime ← spurime · ssuprime · supirme · supprime · supriem · suprimme · suprmie · suprrime
  • suprimir ← spurimir · ssuprimir · supirmir · supprimir · supriimr · suprimirr · suprimmir · suprimri

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "suprime" and "suprimir" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([suˈpɾime] versus [supɾiˈmiɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "suprime" vs "suprimir" - which ranks higher?
"suprimir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,721 in our Spanish list, against #37,338 for "suprime". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "suprime" and "suprimir" 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 "suprimir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #105,319 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "suprime" and "suprimir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suprime 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 #105,319 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