supp

noun

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"supp" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“supp” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #33,869) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#33,869
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A support (in a competitive video game, a player or character who supports or heals their team's players rather than directly engaging enemies).

Corpus desk

Index EN-supp · supp · English

supp · rank #33,869 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,869
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sul

Nearest frequency peer: Sul (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbours of confusable “supp”

Peers at similar corpus weight, separate from look-alike pairs below

corpus weight

What this shows Bars place “supp” against nearest ranked English headwords, not a reprint of the confusable-pair desk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

supp vs SUV
0% similar
supp vs Sus
25% similar
supp vs SVP
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for supp
PropertyValue
Headwordsupp
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#33,869
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus rank beside confusables of “supp”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).supplands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Sul” (#33,868), “swoon” (#33,870), “syringes” (#33,871). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “supp” is #33,869. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for supp is neighbouring look-alikes ("SUV", "Sus", …), not just typos; it is anoun. Frequency #33,869 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Gloss: "A support (in a competitive video game, a player or character who supports or heals their team's players rather than directly engaging enemies).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for supp, with forms such as "spup", "ssupp", and "uspp". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "SUV", "Sus", "SVP", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Clipping of support. The correct English form is supp, spelled S-U-P-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    A support (in a competitive video game, a player or character who supports or heals their team's players rather than directly engaging enemies).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how supp appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. last season i got myself to g4 by abusing swain and other mage supps.
  2. Is there any hero that actually builds blink dagger to specifically blink away from a fight? Mostly its an initiation item. Even supps like Oracle and SD build it more to be able to hide and then jump to save carry afaik. Blink can be used to disengage, but I don't think that's ever the primary explicit goal of the hero building it.

Etymology

Clipping of support.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • spup
  • ssupp
  • uspp

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of supp - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

spup2ssupp1uspp2
Edit distance from "supp"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "supp"?
"supp" is spelled S-U-P-P.
What does "supp" mean?
As a noun, "supp" means: A support (in a competitive video game, a player or character who supports or heals their team's players rather than directly engaging enemies).
What words are commonly confused with "supp"?
"supp" is commonly confused with "SUV", "Sus", "SVP". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "supp"?
Clipping of support. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "supp", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tien#33,882Veda#33,903wort#33,912Amis#33,933

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list