Which to use
“surgió” and “surtir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,838
- “surgió” frequency rank
- #47,436
- “surtir” frequency rank
- 52274
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | surgió | surtir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de surgir. | Suministrar |
Where the eye mixes surgió and surtir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. surgió (CVCCVV) and surtir (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: surgió vs surtir
A purely visual mix-up. surgió ([suɾˈxjo]) and surtir ([suɾˈt̪iɾ]) 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 52274, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
surgió is recorded at frequency rank #4,838, classified as averb, pronounced [suɾˈxjo]. surtir is at rank #47,436, tagged as averb, pronounced [suɾˈt̪iɾ].
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 52274, this pair ranks #93,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of surgió vs surtir
Shared letters: irsu. Private to "surgió": gó. Private to "surtir": t.
"surgió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "surtir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- surtir ← srutir · ssurtir · suritr · surrtir · surtirr · surtri · surttir · sutrir
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "surgió" for "surtir" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "surgió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "surtir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "surgió" and "surtir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "surtidor vs surtir". 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 #93,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.