Which to use
“sport” and “support” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,139
- “sport” frequency rank
- #25,056
- “support” frequency rank
- 36195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sport | support |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deporte. | Soporte. |
Where the eye mixes sport and support
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sport runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against support's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sport vs support
A purely visual mix-up. sport ([spɔʁ]) and support (/sy.pɔʁ/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sport is recorded at frequency rank #11,139, classified as anoun, pronounced [spɔʁ]. support is at rank #25,056, tagged as anoun, pronounced /sy.pɔʁ/.
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 36195, this pair ranks #181,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sport vs support
Shared letters: oprst. Private to "sport": -. Private to "support": u.
"sport" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "support" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sport" and "support" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sport" or "support"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sport" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "support" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sport" and "support" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "spark vs sport". 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 #181,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.