SPÖvssupiWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: SPÖ is a abbrev, supi is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“SPÖ” is an abbrev and “supi” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,776
“SPÖ” frequency rank
#36,051
“supi” frequency rank
39827
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature SPÖ supi
Definition Kurzbezeichnung, Abkürzung für Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs, von 1945 bis 1991 Sozialistische Partei Österreichs. großartig, hervorragend, besonders gut

Where the eye mixes SPÖ and supi

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch
SPÖ
4 ch
supi

Look-alike desk: SPÖ vs supi

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: SPÖ is [ɛspeːˈʔøː] while supi is [ˈzuːpi]. 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 (abbrev vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

SPÖ is recorded at frequency rank #3,776, classified as anabbrev, pronounced [ɛspeːˈʔøː]. supi is at rank #36,051, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzuːpi].

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 39827, this pair ranks #1,525,788 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of SPÖ vs supi

Shared letters: ps. Private to "SPÖ": ö. Private to "supi": iu.

"SPÖ" · 3 letters · shape CCV  ·  "supi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • supispui · ssupi · suip · suppi · uspi

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "SPÖ" for "supi" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "SPÖ" is an abbrev and "supi" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "SPÖ" or "supi"?
"SPÖ" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,776 in our German list, against #36,051 for "supi". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "SPÖ" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "supi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,525,788 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "SPÖ" and "supi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supi vs SUVs". 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 #1,525,788 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list