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Which to use

“supervisado” and “supervisar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,408
“supervisado” frequency rank
#15,732
“supervisar” frequency rank
54140
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature supervisado supervisar
Definition Participio de supervisar. Controlar que se cumplen las reglas para que un sistema u organización funcione correctamente.

Where the eye mixes supervisado and supervisar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. supervisado runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVCVCV) against supervisar's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
supervisado
10 ch
supervisar

Visual trap between supervisado and supervisar

A purely visual mix-up. supervisado ([supeɾβ̞iˈsað̞o]) and supervisar ([supeɾβ̞iˈsaɾ]) 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 54140, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

supervisado is recorded at frequency rank #38,408, classified as averb, pronounced [supeɾβ̞iˈsað̞o]. supervisar is at rank #15,732, tagged as averb, pronounced [supeɾβ̞iˈsaɾ].

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 54140, this pair ranks #84,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of supervisado vs supervisar

Shared letters: aeiprsuv. Private to "supervisado": do. Private to "supervisar": -.

"supervisado" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCV  ·  "supervisar" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • supervisado ← spuervisado · ssupervisado · sueprvisado · superbisado · superivsado · superrvisado · superviasdo · supervisaddo
  • supervisar ← spuervisar · ssupervisar · sueprvisar · superbisar · superivsar · superrvisar · superviasr · supervisarr

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "supervisado" and "supervisar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([supeɾβ̞iˈsað̞o] versus [supeɾβ̞iˈsaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "supervisado" or "supervisar" show up more?
"supervisar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,732 in our Spanish list, against #38,408 for "supervisado". 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 "supervisado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "supervisar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #84,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "supervisado" and "supervisar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supervisada vs supervisado". 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 #84,643 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