Which to use
“soportado” and “soporto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,237
- “soportado” frequency rank
- #12,483
- “soporto” frequency rank
- 35720
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soportado | soporto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de soportar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de soportar. |
Where the eye mixes soportado and soporto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. soportado runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against soporto's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses soportado with soporto
A purely visual mix-up. soportado ([sopoɾˈt̪að̞o]) and soporto ([soˈpoɾt̪o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35720, 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]. soporto is at rank #12,483, tagged as averb, pronounced [soˈpoɾt̪o].
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 35720, this pair ranks #184,543 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of soportado vs soporto
Shared letters: oprst. Private to "soportado": ad. Private to "soporto": -.
"soportado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "soporto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "soportado" for "soporto" ever safe?
Which is more common, "soportado" or "soporto"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "soportado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soporto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,543 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soportado" and "soporto" 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 #184,543 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.