Which to use
“sostenga” and “sostengo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,884
- “sostenga” frequency rank
- #27,020
- “sostengo” frequency rank
- 59904
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sostenga | sostengo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de sostener o de sostenerse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de sostener o de sostenerse. |
Where the eye mixes sostenga and sostengo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. sostenga and sostengo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between sostenga and sostengo
A purely visual mix-up. sostenga ([sosˈt̪ẽŋga]) and sostengo ([sosˈt̪ẽŋgo]) 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 a single letter - a in “sostenga” becomes o in “sostengo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59904, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sostenga is recorded at frequency rank #32,884, classified as averb, pronounced [sosˈt̪ẽŋga]. sostengo is at rank #27,020, tagged as averb, pronounced [sosˈt̪ẽŋgo].
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 59904, this pair ranks #60,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sostenga vs sostengo
Shared letters: egnost. Private to "sostenga": a. Private to "sostengo": -.
"sostenga" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "sostengo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sostenga" and "sostengo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sostenga" or "sostengo"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sostenga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sostengo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sostenga" and "sostengo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sosiego vs sostengo". 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 #60,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.