suplir

/[suˈpliɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,321

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

suplir is aSpanishverb. It means: Poner o proveer lo que falta; llenar, subsanar o remediar una carencia. Pronounced [suˈpliɾ]. Often confused with surgir and surtir.

Key facts for suplir
PropertyValue
Headwordsuplir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[suˈpliɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,321
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of suplir in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for suplir is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [suˈpliɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,321 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for suplir, with forms such as "spulir", "ssuplir", and "sulpir". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "surgir", "surtir", "salir", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is suplir, spelled S-U-P-L-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poner o proveer lo que falta; llenar, subsanar o remediar una carencia.
  2. 2
    Cumplir o hacer las funciones de alguien en su ausencia.
  3. 3
    Poner a alguien o a algo en lugar de otro.
  4. 4
    Hacer menos notorio, visible o relevante algún defecto o deficiencia.
  5. 5
    Dar por obvio, explícito o supuesto algo que solamente aparece de modo implícito en un mensaje o enunciado.
  6. 6
    Brindar los bastimentos, víveres, provisiones u otras cosas necesarias.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: spulir,ssuplir,sulpir,supilr,suplirr,supllir,suplri,supplir,usplir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for suplir

Misspelling Variants of "suplir"

spulir6ssuplir7sulpir6supilr6suplirr7supllir7suplri6supplir7
Misspelling Variants of "suplir"

Frequency rank: #24,321 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "suplir"?
"suplir" is spelled S-U-P-L-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [suˈpliɾ].
What does "suplir" mean?
As a verb, "suplir" means: Poner o proveer lo que falta; llenar, subsanar o remediar una carencia.
What words are commonly confused with "suplir"?
"suplir" is commonly confused with "surgir", "surtir", "salir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suplir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suplir" is [suˈpliɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suplir" come from?
"suplir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.