Which to use
“soportar” and “soporto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,837
- “soportar” frequency rank
- #12,483
- “soporto” frequency rank
- 17320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soportar | soporto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Llevar y sostener sobre sí un peso o carga. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de soportar. |
Where the eye mixes soportar and soporto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. soportar 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.
Visual trap between soportar and soporto
A purely visual mix-up. soportar ([sopoɾˈt̪aɾ]) 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 17320, 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]. 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 17320, this pair ranks #272,645 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of soportar vs soporto
Shared letters: oprst. Private to "soportar": a. Private to "soporto": -.
"soportar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "soporto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "soportar" for "soporto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "soportar" vs "soporto" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "soportar" 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 #272,645 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soportar" and "soporto" 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 #272,645 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.