suspendavssuspendióWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#35,777
“suspenda” frequency rank
#14,721
“suspendió” frequency rank
50498
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suspenda suspendió
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de suspender. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de suspender.

Where the eye mixes suspenda and suspendió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. suspenda runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against suspendió's 9 (CVCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
suspenda
9 ch
suspendió

Look-alike desk: suspenda vs suspendió

A purely visual mix-up. suspenda ([susˈpẽn̪d̪a]) and suspendió ([suspẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 50498, 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]. suspendió is at rank #14,721, tagged as averb, pronounced [suspẽn̪ˈd̪jo].

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 50498, this pair ranks #102,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of suspenda vs suspendió

Shared letters: denpsu. Private to "suspenda": a. Private to "suspendió": .

"suspenda" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "suspendió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • suspendassupenda · ssuspenda · supsenda · susepnda · suspedna · suspenad · suspendda · suspennda

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "suspenda" and "suspendió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([susˈpẽn̪d̪a] versus [suspẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "suspenda" vs "suspendió" - which ranks higher?
"suspendió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,721 in our Spanish list, against #35,777 for "suspenda". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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 "suspendió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #102,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "suspenda" and "suspendió" 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 #102,883 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