Which to use
“spa” is a noun and “supra” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,611
- “spa” frequency rank
- #26,272
- “supra” frequency rank
- 33883
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spa | supra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A health resort near a mineral spring or hot spring. | Used to indicate that the current citation is from a source cited earlier in the text. |
Letter map: spa vs supra
Shared letters muted; letters that set spa and supra apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - spa and supra
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: spa is anoun and supraanadverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33883, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spa is recorded at frequency rank #7,611, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈspɑː/. supra is at rank #26,272, tagged as anadv.
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 33883, this pair ranks #325,546 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of spa vs supra
Shared letters: aps. Private to "spa": -. Private to "supra": ru.
"spa" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "supra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- supra ← spura · ssupra · supar · suppra · suprra · surpa · uspra
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "spa" and "supra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "spa" or "supra"?
What to do next
You've compared "spa" and "supra". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "spa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "supra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #325,546 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spa" and "supra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supra vs sura". 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 #325,546 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.