Which to use
“soportaba” and “soportado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,262
- “soportaba” frequency rank
- #23,237
- “soportado” frequency rank
- 58499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soportaba | soportado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de soportar. | Participio de soportar. |
Where the eye mixes soportaba and soportado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. soportaba and soportado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses soportaba with soportado
A purely visual mix-up. soportaba ([sopoɾˈt̪aβ̞a]) and soportado ([sopoɾˈt̪að̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soportaba is recorded at frequency rank #35,262, classified as averb, pronounced [sopoɾˈt̪aβ̞a]. soportado is at rank #23,237, tagged as averb, pronounced [sopoɾˈt̪að̞o].
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 58499, this pair ranks #66,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of soportaba vs soportado
Shared letters: aoprst. Private to "soportaba": b. Private to "soportado": d.
"soportaba" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "soportado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "soportaba" and "soportado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "soportaba" or "soportado"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "soportaba" and "soportado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "soportaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soportado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soportaba" and "soportado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soportaba vs soportan". 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 #66,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.