Which to use
“suscita” and “suscitado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,131
- “suscita” frequency rank
- #26,249
- “suscitado” frequency rank
- 57380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suscita | suscitado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de suscitar. | Participio de suscitar. |
Where the eye mixes suscita and suscitado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. suscita runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against suscitado's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses suscita with suscitado
A purely visual mix-up. suscita ([suˈsit̪a]) and suscitado ([susiˈt̪að̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “suscita” sits inside “suscitado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suscita is recorded at frequency rank #31,131, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈsit̪a]. suscitado is at rank #26,249, tagged as averb, pronounced [susiˈt̪að̞o].
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 57380, this pair ranks #70,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of suscita vs suscitado
Shared letters: acistu. Private to "suscita": -. Private to "suscitado": do.
"suscita" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "suscitado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suscita" for "suscitado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "suscita" vs "suscitado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "suscita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suscitado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suscita" and "suscitado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suscita vs suscrita". 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 #70,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.