Which to use
“soportan” and “soportes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,294
- “soportan” frequency rank
- #19,255
- “soportes” frequency rank
- 36549
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soportan | soportes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de soportar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de soportar. |
Where the eye mixes soportan and soportes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. soportan and soportes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses soportan with soportes
A purely visual mix-up. soportan ([soˈpoɾt̪ãn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36549, 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]. 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 36549, this pair ranks #180,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of soportan vs soportes
Shared letters: oprst. Private to "soportan": an. Private to "soportes": e.
"soportan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "soportes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "soportan" and "soportes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "soportan" vs "soportes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "soportan" and "soportes" 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 "soportes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soportan" and "soportes" 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 #180,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.