Which to use
“suspendió” is a verb and “suspenso” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,721
- “suspendió” frequency rank
- #13,567
- “suspenso” frequency rank
- 28288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suspendió | suspenso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de suspender. | Estado de impaciencia y ansiosa espera de que algo ocurra. |
Where the eye mixes suspendió and suspenso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. suspendió runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVV) against suspenso's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: suspendió vs suspenso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: suspendió is [suspẽn̪ˈd̪jo] while suspenso is [susˈpẽnso]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28288, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suspendió is recorded at frequency rank #14,721, classified as averb, pronounced [suspẽn̪ˈd̪jo]. suspenso is at rank #13,567, tagged as anoun, pronounced [susˈpẽnso].
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 28288, this pair ranks #222,735 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suspendió vs suspenso
Shared letters: enpsu. Private to "suspendió": dió. Private to "suspenso": o.
"suspendió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "suspenso" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- suspenso ← ssupenso · ssuspenso · supsenso · susepnso · suspennso · suspenos · suspensso · suspesno
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "suspendió" and "suspenso" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "suspendió" or "suspenso"?
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 "suspendió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suspenso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,735 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suspendió" and "suspenso" 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 #222,735 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.