soportar

[sopoɾˈt̪aɾ]

/[sopoɾˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“soportar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,837. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,837
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Llevar y sostener sobre sí un peso o carga.

Corpus desk

Index ES-soportar · soportar · Spanish

soportar · rank #4,837 · 12 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,837
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sepan

Nearest frequency peer: sepan (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “soportar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “soportar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

soportar vs soporte
75% similar
soportar vs soporto
75% similar
soportar vs soportes
75% similar

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

Key facts for soportar
PropertyValue
Headwordsoportar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[sopoɾˈt̪aɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,837
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “soportar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.soportarcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “sepan” (#4,836), “surgió” (#4,838), “senadores” (#4,835). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “soportar” va en #4,837. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around soportar (IPA [sopoɾˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,837 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for soportar, with forms such as "osportar", "sooprtar", and "soporatr". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "soporte", "soporto", "soportes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is soportar, spelled S-O-P-O-R-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Llevar y sostener sobre sí un peso o carga.
  2. 2
    Resistir a una fuerza.
  3. 3
    Sobrellevar un padecimiento o molestia.
  4. 4
    Tolerar a una persona o un comportamiento.
  5. 5
    Dar seguimiento para corregir fallas y aportar actualizaciones. En algunos casos, dar ayuda al usuario.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Soportar 50kg.
  2. Soportar el viento.

Synonyms

aguantartolerarresistiraguantaraguantartoleraraperrarsufrirpadecerapecharpaparaguantartolerarapoyarmantener

Antonyms

cejarflaquearcederquebrarsereaccionarrebelarse

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osportar
  • sooprtar
  • soporatr
  • soporrtar
  • soportarr
  • soportra
  • soporttar
  • sopotrar
  • sopportar
  • soprotar
  • spoortar
  • ssoportar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

osportar2sooprtar2soporatr2soporrtar1soportarr1soportra2soporttar1sopotrar2
Edit distance from "soportar"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "soportar"?
"soportar" is spelled S-O-P-O-R-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [sopoɾˈt̪aɾ].
What does "soportar" mean?
As a verb, "soportar" means: Llevar y sostener sobre sí un peso o carga.
What words are commonly confused with "soportar"?
"soportar" is commonly confused with "soporte", "soporto", "soportes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "soportar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soportar" is [sopoɾˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soportar" come from?
"soportar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

provocar#4,827adopción#4,848amanecer#4,853poderosa#4,820

Similar misspelling depth

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

básicas12 variantsconfirma12 variantsintentos12 variantsembarazo12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list