suspendanvssuspendióWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#42,718
“suspendan” frequency rank
#14,721
“suspendió” frequency rank
57439
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suspendan suspendió
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) 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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set suspendan and suspendió apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
suspendan
9 ch
suspendió

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. suspendan ([susˈpẽn̪d̪ãn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57439, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

suspendan is recorded at frequency rank #42,718, classified as averb, pronounced [susˈpẽn̪d̪ãn]. 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 57439, this pair ranks #70,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of suspendan vs suspendió

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

"suspendan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "suspendió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • suspendanssupendan · ssuspendan · supsendan · susepndan · suspednan · suspenadn · suspendann · suspenddan

Frequency comparison

suspendan#42,718
suspendió#14,721

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "suspendan" and "suspendió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([susˈpẽn̪d̪ãn] versus [suspẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "suspendan" or "suspendió"?
"suspendió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,721 in our Spanish list, against #42,718 for "suspendan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering suspendan vs suspendió

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “suspendan” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list