Which to use
“surtido” and “surtir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,633
- “surtido” frequency rank
- #47,436
- “surtir” frequency rank
- 74069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | surtido | surtir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de surtir. | Suministrar |
Where the eye mixes surtido and surtir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. surtido runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against surtir's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: surtido vs surtir
A purely visual mix-up. surtido ([suɾˈt̪ið̞o]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
surtido is recorded at frequency rank #26,633, classified as averb, pronounced [suɾˈt̪ið̞o]. 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 74069, this pair ranks #22,016 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of surtido vs surtir
Shared letters: irstu. Private to "surtido": do. Private to "surtir": -.
"surtido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "surtir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "surtido" for "surtir" ever safe?
Frequency check: "surtido" vs "surtir" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "surtido" and "surtir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "surtido" 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 #22,016 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "surtido" 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 #22,016 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.