Which to use
“soportar” is a verb and “soporte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,837
- “soportar” frequency rank
- #4,382
- “soporte” frequency rank
- 9219
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soportar | soporte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Llevar y sostener sobre sí un peso o carga. | Telonero, artista que actúa antes de la atracción principal. |
Where the eye mixes soportar and soporte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. soportar runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against soporte's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: soportar vs soporte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: soportar is [sopoɾˈt̪aɾ] while soporte is [soˈpoɾt̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9219, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soportar is recorded at frequency rank #4,837, classified as averb, pronounced [sopoɾˈt̪aɾ]. soporte is at rank #4,382, tagged as anoun, pronounced [soˈpoɾt̪e].
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 9219, this pair ranks #302,595 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of soportar vs soporte
Shared letters: oprst. Private to "soportar": a. Private to "soporte": e.
"soportar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "soporte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "soportar" for "soporte" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "soportar" or "soporte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "soportar" and "soporte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "soportar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soporte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,595 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soportar" and "soporte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soportaba vs soportar". 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 #302,595 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.