soportarvssoportoWhat's the difference?

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.

8 ch
soportar
7 ch
soporto

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

  • soportar ← osportar · sooprtar · soporatr · soporrtar · soportarr · soportra · soporttar · sopotrar
  • soporto ← osporto · sooprto · soporot · soporrto · soportto · sopotro · sopporto · soproto

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "soportar" for "soporto" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([sopoɾˈt̪aɾ] versus [soˈpoɾt̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "soportar" vs "soporto" - which ranks higher?
"soportar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,837 in our Spanish list, against #12,483 for "soporto". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list