# support

> English word · Verb · IPA /səˈpɔːt/ · frequency rank #276

## Definitions
1. To help keep from falling.
2. To back or favor a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid
3. To provide sustenance or maintenance for; to sustain in integrity or livelihood.
4. To help, particularly financially; to subsidize.
5. To provide evidence for; to lend credibility to.
6. To serve, as in a customer-oriented position; to give support to.
7. To assist or be involved with, but not be responsible for.
8. To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
9. To be designed to provide capacity for; to work or be compatible with (a part, accessory, file type, program, algorithm, etc.).
10. To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; tolerate.
11. To play a lesser part in the same production with (a star performer).

## Etymology
From Middle English supporten, from Old French supporter, from Latin supportō.

## Easily confused with
- **suppose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/support-vs-suppose)
- **supported** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/support-vs-supported)
- **supporter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/support-vs-supporter)
- **sport** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sport-vs-support)
- **supper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/supper-vs-support)
- **seaport** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seaport-vs-support)
- **Sapporo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sapporo-vs-support)

## Common misspellings (9)
`spuport`, `ssupport`, `supoprt`, `suport`, `supporrt`, `supportt`, `suppotr`, `supprot`, `uspport`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/support