Which to use
“suspende” and “suspendió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,554
- “suspende” frequency rank
- #14,721
- “suspendió” frequency rank
- 32275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suspende | suspendió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo 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 suspende and suspendió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. suspende 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.
Look-alike desk: suspende vs suspendió
A purely visual mix-up. suspende ([susˈpẽn̪d̪e]) 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 32275, 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]. 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 32275, this pair ranks #202,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suspende vs suspendió
Shared letters: denpsu. Private to "suspende": -. Private to "suspendió": ió.
"suspende" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "suspendió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- suspende ← ssupende · ssuspende · supsende · susepnde · suspedne · suspendde · suspened · suspennde
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "suspende" and "suspendió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "suspende" vs "suspendió" - which ranks higher?
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 "suspende" 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 #202,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suspende" and "suspendió" 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 #202,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.