supieran

[suˈpjeɾãn]

/[suˈpjeɾãn]/ verb

The verdict

“supieran” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,226. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,226
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de saber.

Corpus desk

Index ES-supieran · supieran · Spanish

supieran · rank #16,226 · 11 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,226
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH subjetivo

Nearest frequency peer: subjetivo (-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 “supieran”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “supieran” 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).

supieran vs supieron
88% similar
supieran vs supieras
88% similar
supieran vs supera
75% similar

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

Key facts for supieran
PropertyValue
Headwordsupieran
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[suˈpjeɾãn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,226
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “supieran”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).supierancae 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 “subjetivo” (#16,225), “suposición” (#16,227), “space” (#16,224). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “supieran” va en #16,226. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around supieran (IPA [suˈpjeɾãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,226 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de saber.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for supieran, with forms such as "spuieran", "ssupieran", and "suiperan". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "supieron", "supieras", "supera", 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is supieran, spelled S-U-P-I-E-R-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de saber.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • spuieran
  • ssupieran
  • suiperan
  • supeiran
  • supiearn
  • supierann
  • supierna
  • supierran
  • supirean
  • suppieran
  • uspieran

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

spuieran2ssupieran1suiperan2supeiran2supiearn2supierann1supierna2supierran1
Edit distance from "supieran"

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 "supieran"?
"supieran" is spelled S-U-P-I-E-R-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [suˈpjeɾãn].
What does "supieran" mean?
As a verb, "supieran" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de saber.
What words are commonly confused with "supieran"?
"supieran" is commonly confused with "supieron", "supieras", "supera". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "supieran"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "supieran" is [suˈpjeɾãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "supieran" come from?
"supieran" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list