Which to use
“surcos” and “sustos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,999
- “surcos” frequency rank
- #38,983
- “sustos” frequency rank
- 70982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | surcos | sustos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de surco. | Forma del plural de susto. |
Where the eye mixes surcos and sustos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. surcos and sustos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between surcos and sustos
A purely visual mix-up. surcos ([ˈsuɾkos]) and sustos ([ˈsust̪os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70982, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
surcos is recorded at frequency rank #31,999, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsuɾkos]. sustos is at rank #38,983, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsust̪os].
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 70982, this pair ranks #28,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of surcos vs sustos
Shared letters: osu. Private to "surcos": cr. Private to "sustos": t.
"surcos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sustos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "surcos" for "sustos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "surcos" vs "sustos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "surcos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sustos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "surcos" and "sustos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sesgos vs sustos". 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 #28,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.