Which to use
“suscribe” and “suscribió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,839
- “suscribe” frequency rank
- #38,410
- “suscribió” frequency rank
- 75249
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suscribe | suscribió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de suscribir o de suscribirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de suscribir o de suscribirse. |
Where the eye mixes suscribe and suscribió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. suscribe runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against suscribió's 9 (CVCCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses suscribe with suscribió
A purely visual mix-up. suscribe ([susˈkɾiβ̞e]) and suscribió ([suskɾiˈβ̞jo]) 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 75249, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suscribe is recorded at frequency rank #36,839, classified as averb, pronounced [susˈkɾiβ̞e]. suscribió is at rank #38,410, tagged as averb, pronounced [suskɾiˈβ̞jo].
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 75249, this pair ranks #19,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of suscribe vs suscribió
Shared letters: bcirsu. Private to "suscribe": e. Private to "suscribió": ó.
"suscribe" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "suscribió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- suscribe ← ssucribe · ssuscribe · sucsribe · susccribe · suscirbe · suscrbie · suscribbe · suscrieb
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suscribe" for "suscribió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "suscribe" vs "suscribió" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "suscribe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suscribió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suscribe" and "suscribió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suscribió vs suscribo". 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 #19,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.