Which to use
“suspenden” and “suspendió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,132
- “suspenden” frequency rank
- #14,721
- “suspendió” frequency rank
- 45853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suspenden | suspendió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 suspenden and suspendió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. suspenden (CVCCVCCVC) and suspendió (CVCCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses suspenden with suspendió
A purely visual mix-up. suspenden ([susˈpẽn̪d̪ẽn]) 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 45853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suspenden is recorded at frequency rank #31,132, classified as averb, pronounced [susˈpẽn̪d̪ẽn]. 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 45853, this pair ranks #129,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suspenden vs suspendió
Shared letters: denpsu. Private to "suspenden": -. Private to "suspendió": ió.
"suspenden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "suspendió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- suspenden ← ssupenden · ssuspenden · supsenden · susepnden · suspednen · suspendden · suspendenn · suspendne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suspenden" for "suspendió" ever safe?
Which is more common, "suspenden" or "suspendió"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "suspenden" and "suspendió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "suspenden" 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 #129,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suspenden" and "suspendió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suspendan vs suspenden". 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 #129,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.