suscitadovssuscitarWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#26,249
“suscitado” frequency rank
#41,653
“suscitar” frequency rank
67902
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suscitado suscitar
Definition Participio de suscitar. Causar, provocar.

Where the eye mixes suscitado and suscitar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. suscitado runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against suscitar's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
suscitado
8 ch
suscitar

Look-alike desk: suscitado vs suscitar

A purely visual mix-up. suscitado ([susiˈt̪að̞o]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67902, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

suscitado is recorded at frequency rank #26,249, classified as averb, pronounced [susiˈt̪að̞o]. 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 67902, this pair ranks #35,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of suscitado vs suscitar

Shared letters: acistu. Private to "suscitado": do. Private to "suscitar": r.

"suscitado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "suscitar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • suscitado ← ssucitado · ssuscitado · sucsitado · susccitado · susciatdo · suscitaddo · suscitaod · suscitdao
  • suscitar ← ssucitar · ssuscitar · sucsitar · susccitar · susciatr · suscitarr · suscitra · suscittar

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "suscitado" for "suscitar" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([susiˈt̪að̞o] versus [susiˈt̪aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "suscitado" or "suscitar"?
"suscitado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,249 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

Eye-level mix-up between "suscitado" and "suscitar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "suscitado" 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 #35,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "suscitado" 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 #35,915 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