Which to use
“soportado” and “soportar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,237
- “soportado” frequency rank
- #4,837
- “soportar” frequency rank
- 28074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soportado | soportar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de soportar. | Llevar y sostener sobre sí un peso o carga. |
Where the eye mixes soportado and soportar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between soportado and soportar
A purely visual mix-up. soportado ([sopoɾˈt̪að̞o]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soportado is recorded at frequency rank #23,237, classified as averb, pronounced [sopoɾˈt̪að̞o]. 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 28074, this pair ranks #223,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of soportado vs soportar
Shared letters: aoprst. Private to "soportado": d. Private to "soportar": -.
"soportado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "soportar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "soportado" and "soportar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "soportado" vs "soportar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "soportado" 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 #223,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soportado" and "soportar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soportaba vs soportado". 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 #223,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.