# supportive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /səˈpɔɹtɪv/ · frequency rank #6,631

## Definitions
1. Providing support.

## Etymology
From support + -ive.

## Easily confused with
- **supporting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/supporting-vs-supportive)

## Common misspellings (13)
`spuportive`, `ssupportive`, `supoprtive`, `suportive`, `supporitve`, `supporrtive`, `supportiev`, `supportivve`, `supporttive`, `supportvie`, `suppotrive`, `supprotive`, `uspportive`

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