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

#48,719
“suscribo” frequency rank
#15,733
“suscrito” frequency rank
64452
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suscribo suscrito
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de suscribir o de suscribirse. Participio irregular de suscribir o de suscribirse.

Where the eye mixes suscribo and suscrito

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
suscribo
8 ch
suscrito

Visual trap between suscribo and suscrito

A purely visual mix-up. suscribo ([susˈkɾiβ̞o]) and suscrito ([susˈkɾit̪o]) 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 - b in “suscribo” becomes t in “suscrito”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64452, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

suscribo is recorded at frequency rank #48,719, classified as averb, pronounced [susˈkɾiβ̞o]. suscrito is at rank #15,733, tagged as averb, pronounced [susˈkɾit̪o].

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 64452, this pair ranks #45,553 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of suscribo vs suscrito

Shared letters: ciorsu. Private to "suscribo": b. Private to "suscrito": t.

"suscribo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV  ·  "suscrito" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • suscribossucribo · ssuscribo · sucsribo · susccribo · suscirbo · suscrbio · suscribbo · suscriob
  • suscritossucrito · ssuscrito · sucsrito · susccrito · suscirto · suscriot · suscritto · suscrrito

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "suscribo" for "suscrito" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([susˈkɾiβ̞o] versus [susˈkɾit̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "suscribo" vs "suscrito" - which ranks higher?
"suscrito" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,733 in our Spanish list, against #48,719 for "suscribo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "suscribo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "suscrito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #45,553 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "suscribo" and "suscrito" 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 #45,553 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