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Which to use

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

#23,242
“suprimido” frequency rank
#12,721
“suprimir” frequency rank
35963
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suprimido suprimir
Definition Participio de suprimir. Eliminar, borrar.

Where the eye mixes suprimido and suprimir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. suprimido runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against suprimir's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
suprimido
8 ch
suprimir

Visual trap between suprimido and suprimir

A purely visual mix-up. suprimido ([supɾiˈmið̞o]) 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 35963, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

suprimido is recorded at frequency rank #23,242, classified as averb, pronounced [supɾiˈmið̞o]. 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 35963, this pair ranks #183,225 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of suprimido vs suprimir

Shared letters: imprsu. Private to "suprimido": do. Private to "suprimir": -.

"suprimido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "suprimir" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • suprimidospurimido · ssuprimido · supirmido · supprimido · supriimdo · suprimdio · suprimiddo · suprimiod
  • suprimirspurimir · ssuprimir · supirmir · supprimir · supriimr · suprimirr · suprimmir · suprimri

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "suprimido" and "suprimir" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([supɾiˈmið̞o] versus [supɾiˈmiɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "suprimido" or "suprimir"?
"suprimir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,721 in our Spanish list, against #23,242 for "suprimido". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "suprimido" 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 #183,225 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "suprimido" and "suprimir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suprimida vs suprimido". 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 #183,225 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