Which to use
“soportan” and “soportando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,294
- “soportan” frequency rank
- #28,570
- “soportando” frequency rank
- 45864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soportan | soportando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de soportar. | Gerundio de soportar. |
Where the eye mixes soportan and soportando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. soportan runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against soportando's 10 (CVCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: soportan vs soportando
A purely visual mix-up. soportan ([soˈpoɾt̪ãn]) and soportando ([sopoɾˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) 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 extra letter(s) - “soportan” sits inside “soportando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soportan is recorded at frequency rank #17,294, classified as averb, pronounced [soˈpoɾt̪ãn]. soportando is at rank #28,570, tagged as averb, pronounced [sopoɾˈt̪ãn̪d̪o].
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 45864, this pair ranks #129,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of soportan vs soportando
Shared letters: anoprst. Private to "soportan": -. Private to "soportando": d.
"soportan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "soportando" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- soportan ← osportan · sooprtan · soporatn · soporrtan · soportann · soportna · soporttan · sopotran
- soportando ← osportando · sooprtando · soporatndo · soporrtando · soportadno · soportanddo · soportanndo · soportanod
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "soportan" and "soportando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "soportan" or "soportando"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "soportan" and "soportando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "soportan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soportando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soportan" and "soportando" 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 #129,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.