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Which to use

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

#31,131
“suscita” frequency rank
#41,653
“suscitar” frequency rank
72784
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suscita suscitar
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de suscitar. Causar, provocar.

Where the eye mixes suscita and suscitar

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

7 ch
suscita
8 ch
suscitar

Why the eye confuses suscita with suscitar

A purely visual mix-up. suscita ([suˈsit̪a]) and suscitar ([susiˈt̪aɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “suscita” sits inside “suscitar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72784, 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]. suscitar is at rank #41,653, tagged as averb, pronounced [susiˈt̪aɾ].

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 72784, this pair ranks #24,665 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of suscita vs suscitar

Shared letters: acistu. Private to "suscita": -. Private to "suscitar": r.

"suscita" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "suscitar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • suscita ← ssucita · ssuscita · sucsita · susccita · susciat · suscitta · susctia · susicta
  • suscitar ← ssucitar · ssuscitar · sucsitar · susccitar · susciatr · suscitarr · suscitra · suscittar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "suscita" and "suscitar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([suˈsit̪a] versus [susiˈt̪aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "suscita" or "suscitar"?
"suscita" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,131 in our Spanish list, against #41,653 for "suscitar". 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 "suscita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "suscitar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #24,665 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "suscita" and "suscitar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suscitar vs suspirar". 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 #24,665 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