Which to use
“suspendidas” is a participle and “suspendido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,415
- “suspendidas” frequency rank
- #9,371
- “suspendido” frequency rank
- 36786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suspendidas | suspendido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de suspendido, participio de suspender. | Participio de suspender. |
Where the eye mixes suspendidas and suspendido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses suspendidas with suspendido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: suspendidas is [suspẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞as] while suspendido is [suspẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36786, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suspendidas is recorded at frequency rank #27,415, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [suspẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞as]. suspendido is at rank #9,371, tagged as averb, pronounced [suspẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o].
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 36786, this pair ranks #178,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suspendidas vs suspendido
Shared letters: deinpsu. Private to "suspendidas": a. Private to "suspendido": o.
"suspendidas" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC · "suspendido" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- suspendidas ← ssupendidas · ssuspendidas · supsendidas · susepndidas · suspednidas · suspenddias · suspenddidas · suspendiads
- suspendido ← ssupendido · ssuspendido · supsendido · susepndido · suspednido · suspenddido · suspenddio · suspendiddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suspendidas" for "suspendido" ever safe?
Which is more common, "suspendidas" or "suspendido"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "suspendidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suspendido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suspendidas" and "suspendido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suspendidas vs suspendidos". 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 #178,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.