Which to use
“suspender” and “suspendió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,724
- “suspender” frequency rank
- #14,721
- “suspendió” frequency rank
- 23445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suspender | suspendió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Colgar libremente. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de suspender. |
Where the eye mixes suspender and suspendió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. suspender (CVCCVCCVC) and suspendió (CVCCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: suspender vs suspendió
A purely visual mix-up. suspender ([suspẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]) 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 23445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suspender is recorded at frequency rank #8,724, classified as averb, pronounced [suspẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. 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 23445, this pair ranks #245,779 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of suspender vs suspendió
Shared letters: denpsu. Private to "suspender": r. Private to "suspendió": ió.
"suspender" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "suspendió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- suspender ← ssupender · ssuspender · supsender · susepnder · suspedner · suspendder · suspenderr · suspendre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "suspender" and "suspendió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "suspender" 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 "suspender" 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 #245,779 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suspender" and "suspendió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suspendan vs suspendió". 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 #245,779 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.