soportavssoportesConfusable pair

Which to use

“soporta” and “soportes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,575
“soporta” frequency rank
#19,255
“soportes” frequency rank
29830
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature soporta soportes
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de soportar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de soportar.

Where the eye mixes soporta and soportes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. soporta runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against soportes's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
soporta
8 ch
soportes

Look-alike desk: soporta vs soportes

A purely visual mix-up. soporta ([soˈpoɾt̪a]) and soportes ([soˈpoɾt̪es]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29830, 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]. soportes is at rank #19,255, tagged as averb, pronounced [soˈpoɾt̪es].

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 29830, this pair ranks #215,062 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of soporta vs soportes

Shared letters: oprst. Private to "soporta": a. Private to "soportes": e.

"soporta" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "soportes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • soporta ← osporta · sooprta · soporat · soporrta · soportta · sopotra · sopporta · soprota
  • soportes ← osportes · sooprtes · soporets · soporrtes · soportess · soportse · soporttes · sopotres

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "soporta" for "soportes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([soˈpoɾt̪a] versus [soˈpoɾt̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "soporta" or "soportes"?
"soporta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,575 in our Spanish list, against #19,255 for "soportes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "soportes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #215,062 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "soporta" and "soportes" 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 #215,062 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list