Which to use
“supp” and “supper” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,869
- “supp” frequency rank
- #10,618
- “supper” frequency rank
- 44487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supp | supper |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A support (in a competitive video game, a player or character who supports or heals their team's players rather than directly engaging enemies). | Food consumed before going to bed. |
Letter map: supp vs supper
Shared letters muted; letters that set supp and supper apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on supp vs supper
supp and supper 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 2 extra letter(s) - “supp” sits inside “supper”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44487, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
supp is recorded at frequency rank #33,869, classified as anoun. supper is at rank #10,618, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsʌpə/.
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 44487, this pair ranks #230,067 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of supp vs supper
Shared letters: psu. Private to "supp": -. Private to "supper": er.
"supp" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "supper" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "supp" and "supper" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "supp" or "supper"?
After this comparison
You've compared "supp" and "supper". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "supp" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "supper" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #230,067 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supp" and "supper" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supp 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 #230,067 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.