Which to use
“supp” is a noun and “supra” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,869
- “supp” frequency rank
- #26,272
- “supra” frequency rank
- 60141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supp | supra |
|---|---|---|
| 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). | Used to indicate that the current citation is from a source cited earlier in the text. |
Letter map: supp vs supra
Shared letters muted; letters that set supp and supra apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - supp and supra
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: supp is anoun and supraanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60141, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
supp is recorded at frequency rank #33,869, classified as anoun. 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 60141, this pair ranks #101,950 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of supp vs supra
Shared letters: psu. Private to "supp": -. Private to "supra": ar.
"supp" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "supra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "supp" and "supra" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "supp" or "supra"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "supp" and "supra". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "supp" 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 #101,950 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supp" and "supra" 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 #101,950 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.