Which to use
“supp” is a noun and “supple” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,869
- “supp” frequency rank
- #34,310
- “supple” frequency rank
- 68179
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supp | supple |
|---|---|---|
| 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). | Pliant, flexible, easy to bend. |
Letter map: supp vs supple
Shared letters muted; letters that set supp and supple apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - supp and supple
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: supp is anoun and suppleanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “supp” sits inside “supple”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68179, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
supp is recorded at frequency rank #33,869, classified as anoun. supple is at rank #34,310, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈsʌpəl/.
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 68179, this pair ranks #60,066 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of supp vs supple
Shared letters: psu. Private to "supp": -. Private to "supple": el.
"supp" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "supple" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "supp" for "supple" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "supp" or "supple" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "supp" vs "supple" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "supp" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "supple" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,066 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supp" and "supple" 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 #60,066 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.