sustentan

[susˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ãn]

/[susˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“sustentan” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #30,689. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,689
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sustentar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sustentan · sustentan · Spanish

sustentan · rank #30,689 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,689
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH superen

Nearest frequency peer: superen (-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 “sustentan”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sustentan” 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).

sustentan vs sustento
78% similar
sustentan vs sustenta
89% similar
sustentan vs sostenían
78% similar

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

Key facts for sustentan
PropertyValue
Headwordsustentan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[susˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ãn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,689
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sustentan”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).sustentancae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “superen” (#30,688), “tendemos” (#30,692), “suegros” (#30,685). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sustentan” va en #30,689. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around sustentan (IPA [susˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,689 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sustentar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for sustentan, with forms such as "ssustentan", "ssutentan", and "susetntan". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "sustento", "sustenta", "sostenían", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is sustentan, spelled S-U-S-T-E-N-T-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sustentar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ssustentan
  • ssutentan
  • susetntan
  • susstentan
  • sustenatn
  • sustenntan
  • sustentann
  • sustentna
  • sustenttan
  • sustetnan
  • sustnetan
  • susttentan
  • sutsentan
  • usstentan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sustentan - 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.

ssustentan1ssutentan2susetntan2susstentan1sustenatn2sustenntan1sustentann1sustentna2
Edit distance from "sustentan"

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 "sustentan"?
"sustentan" is spelled S-U-S-T-E-N-T-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [susˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ãn].
What does "sustentan" mean?
As a verb, "sustentan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sustentar.
What words are commonly confused with "sustentan"?
"sustentan" is commonly confused with "sustento", "sustenta", "sostenían". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sustentan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sustentan" is [susˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sustentan" come from?
"sustentan" 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 "sustentan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

sospechan#30,678solsticio#30,675sistémica#30,672versículo#30,713

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

sucesivo14 variantsacertadas14 variantsadherirse14 variantsapartarse14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list