Which to use
“soportan” and “soporto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,294
- “soportan” frequency rank
- #12,483
- “soporto” frequency rank
- 29777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soportan | soporto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de soportar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de soportar. |
Where the eye mixes soportan and soporto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. soportan runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) 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 soportan with soporto
A purely visual mix-up. soportan ([soˈpoɾt̪ãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29777, 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]. 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 29777, this pair ranks #215,301 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of soportan vs soporto
Shared letters: oprst. Private to "soportan": an. Private to "soporto": -.
"soportan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "soporto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "soportan" and "soporto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "soportan" or "soporto" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "soportan" 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 #215,301 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soportan" and "soporto" 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 #215,301 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.