suscribenvssuscríbeteWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#45,630
“suscriben” frequency rank
#37,339
“suscríbete” frequency rank
82969
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suscriben suscríbete
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de suscribir o de suscribirse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de suscribirse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Where the eye mixes suscriben and suscríbete

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. suscriben runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCVC) against suscríbete's 10 (CVCCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
suscriben
10 ch
suscríbete

Look-alike desk: suscriben vs suscríbete

A purely visual mix-up. suscriben ([susˈkɾiβ̞ẽn]) and suscríbete ([susˈkɾiβ̞et̪e]) 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 82969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

suscriben is recorded at frequency rank #45,630, classified as averb, pronounced [susˈkɾiβ̞ẽn]. suscríbete is at rank #37,339, tagged as averb, pronounced [susˈkɾiβ̞et̪e].

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 82969, this pair ranks #8,642 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of suscriben vs suscríbete

Shared letters: bcersu. Private to "suscriben": in. Private to "suscríbete": tí.

"suscriben" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC  ·  "suscríbete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • suscriben ← ssucriben · ssuscriben · sucsriben · susccriben · suscirben · suscrbien · suscribben · suscribenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "suscriben" for "suscríbete" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([susˈkɾiβ̞ẽn] versus [susˈkɾiβ̞et̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "suscriben" or "suscríbete"?
"suscríbete" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,339 in our Spanish list, against #45,630 for "suscriben". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "suscriben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "suscríbete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #8,642 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "suscriben" and "suscríbete" 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 #8,642 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