Which to use
“suspenda” is a verb and “suspendida” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,777
- “suspenda” frequency rank
- #15,734
- “suspendida” frequency rank
- 51511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suspenda | suspendida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de suspender. | Forma del femenino de suspendido, participio de suspender. |
Where the eye mixes suspenda and suspendida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. suspenda runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against suspendida's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: suspenda vs suspendida
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: suspenda is [susˈpẽn̪d̪a] while suspendida is [suspẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suspenda is recorded at frequency rank #35,777, classified as averb, pronounced [susˈpẽn̪d̪a]. suspendida is at rank #15,734, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [suspẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a].
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 51511, this pair ranks #97,514 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suspenda vs suspendida
Shared letters: adenpsu. Private to "suspenda": -. Private to "suspendida": i.
"suspenda" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "suspendida" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- suspenda ← ssupenda · ssuspenda · supsenda · susepnda · suspedna · suspenad · suspendda · suspennda
- suspendida ← ssupendida · ssuspendida · supsendida · susepndida · suspednida · suspenddia · suspenddida · suspendiad
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suspenda" for "suspendida" ever safe?
Frequency check: "suspenda" vs "suspendida" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "suspenda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suspendida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,514 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suspenda" and "suspendida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suspenda vs suspendan". 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 #97,514 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.