supporter

/səˈpɔː.tə/

//səˈpɔː.tə// noun

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"supporter" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“supporter” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,421. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,421
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who gives support to someone or something.

Corpus desk

Index EN-supporter · supporter · English

supporter · rank #6,421 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,421
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sunny

Nearest frequency peer: sunny (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “supporter”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “supporter” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

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).

supporter vs support
78% similar
supporter vs supported
89% similar

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

Key facts for supporter
PropertyValue
Headwordsupporter
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/səˈpɔː.tə/
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,421
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “supporter”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).supporterlands 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 “sunny” (#6,420), “te” (#6,422), “submission” (#6,419). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “supporter” is #6,421. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around supporter (IPA /səˈpɔː.tə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,421 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for supporter, with forms such as "spuporter", "ssupporter", and "supoprter". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "support", "supported", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English supporter, supportour, equivalent to support + -er. The correct English form is supporter, spelled S-U-P-P-O-R-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who gives support to someone or something.
  2. 2
    A person who gives support to someone or something.
  3. 3
    A person who gives support to someone or something.
  4. 4
    Something that supports another thing.
  5. 5
    Something that supports another thing.
  6. 6
    Something that supports another thing.
  7. 7
    Something that supports another thing.
  8. 8
    Something that supports another thing.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. During the latter part of the rebellion, he has pretended to be a warm supporter of the Government, and he may have been sincere; but, from what others have told me, he said to them he was not during the early part of the rebellion.
  2. Linda Sanchez […] Strong supporter of intellectual property rights; consistently voted in favor of artists and songwriters on bills before the intellectual property subcommittee.

Etymology

From Middle English supporter, supportour, equivalent to support + -er.

Synonyms

adherentproponent

Antonyms

detractoropponent

This word in other languages

simpatizante(Español)partisan(Français)Unterstützer(Deutsch)apoiador(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • spuporter
  • ssupporter
  • supoprter
  • suporter
  • supporetr
  • supporrter
  • supporterr
  • supportre
  • supportter
  • suppotrer
  • supproter
  • uspporter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of supporter - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

spuporter2ssupporter1supoprter2suporter1supporetr2supporrter1supporterr1supportre2
Edit distance from "supporter"

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 "supporter"?
"supporter" is spelled S-U-P-P-O-R-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /səˈpɔː.tə/.
What does "supporter" mean?
As a noun, "supporter" means: A person who gives support to someone or something.
What words are commonly confused with "supporter"?
"supporter" is commonly confused with "support", "supported". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "supporter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "supporter" is /səˈpɔː.tə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "supporter"?
From Middle English supporter, supportour, equivalent to support + -er. 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 "supporter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

testament#6,423allegedly#6,434ambulance#6,435batteries#6,441

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

addressing12 variantsadorable12 variantsquantity12 variantscemetery12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list