Which to use
“suscribe” and “suscribo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,839
- “suscribe” frequency rank
- #48,719
- “suscribo” frequency rank
- 85558
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suscribe | suscribo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de suscribir o de suscribirse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de suscribir o de suscribirse. |
Where the eye mixes suscribe and suscribo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. suscribe and suscribo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses suscribe with suscribo
A purely visual mix-up. suscribe ([susˈkɾiβ̞e]) and suscribo ([susˈkɾiβ̞o]) 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 a single letter - e in “suscribe” becomes o in “suscribo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85558, 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]. suscribo is at rank #48,719, tagged as averb, pronounced [susˈkɾiβ̞o].
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 85558, this pair ranks #6,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of suscribe vs suscribo
Shared letters: bcirsu. Private to "suscribe": e. Private to "suscribo": o.
"suscribe" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "suscribo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suscribe" for "suscribo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "suscribe" vs "suscribo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "suscribe" and "suscribo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "suscribe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suscribo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suscribe" and "suscribo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suscriben 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 #6,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.