Which to use
“STP” and “supp” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,586
- “STP” frequency rank
- #33,869
- “supp” frequency rank
- 73455
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | STP | supp |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Initialism of sewage treatment plant. | A support (in a competitive video game, a player or character who supports or heals their team's players rather than directly engaging enemies). |
Letter map: STP vs supp
Shared letters muted; letters that set STP and supp apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - STP / supp
STP and supp are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73455, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
STP is recorded at frequency rank #39,586, classified as anoun. supp is at rank #33,869, tagged as anoun.
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 73455, this pair ranks #39,563 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of STP vs supp
Shared letters: ps. Private to "STP": t. Private to "supp": u.
"STP" · 3 letters · shape CCC · "supp" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- supp ← spup · ssupp · uspp
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "STP" for "supp" ever safe?
Which is more common, "STP" or "supp"?
What to do next
You've compared "STP" and "supp". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "STP" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "supp" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,563 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "STP" and "supp" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sif vs STP". 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 #39,563 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.