Which to use
“suspende” and “suspender” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,554
- “suspende” frequency rank
- #8,724
- “suspender” frequency rank
- 26278
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suspende | suspender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de suspender. | Colgar libremente. |
Where the eye mixes suspende and suspender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. suspende runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against suspender's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses suspende with suspender
A purely visual mix-up. suspende ([susˈpẽn̪d̪e]) and suspender ([suspẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “suspende” sits inside “suspender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26278, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suspende is recorded at frequency rank #17,554, classified as averb, pronounced [susˈpẽn̪d̪e]. suspender is at rank #8,724, tagged as averb, pronounced [suspẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ].
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 26278, this pair ranks #232,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suspende vs suspender
Shared letters: denpsu. Private to "suspende": -. Private to "suspender": r.
"suspende" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "suspender" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "suspende" and "suspender" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "suspende" or "suspender"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "suspende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suspender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suspende" and "suspender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suspendan vs suspende". 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 #232,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.