Which to use
“soporta” and “soportar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,575
- “soporta” frequency rank
- #4,837
- “soportar” frequency rank
- 15412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soporta | soportar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de soportar. | Llevar y sostener sobre sí un peso o carga. |
Where the eye mixes soporta and soportar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. soporta runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against soportar's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between soporta and soportar
A purely visual mix-up. soporta ([soˈpoɾt̪a]) and soportar ([sopoɾˈt̪aɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “soporta” sits inside “soportar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15412, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soporta is recorded at frequency rank #10,575, classified as averb, pronounced [soˈpoɾt̪a]. soportar is at rank #4,837, tagged as averb, pronounced [sopoɾˈt̪aɾ].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 15412, this pair ranks #280,273 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of soporta vs soportar
Shared letters: aoprst. Private to "soporta": -. Private to "soportar": -.
"soporta" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "soportar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "soporta" for "soportar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "soporta" vs "soportar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "soporta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soportar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,273 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soporta" and "soportar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soporta vs soportaba". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #280,273 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.