Which to use
“supervisar” is a verb and “supervisor” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,732
- “supervisar” frequency rank
- #13,797
- “supervisor” frequency rank
- 29529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supervisar | supervisor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Controlar que se cumplen las reglas para que un sistema u organización funcione correctamente. | El encargado de supervisar un sistema u organización. |
Where the eye mixes supervisar and supervisor
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: supervisar vs supervisor
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: supervisar is [supeɾβ̞iˈsaɾ] while supervisor is [supeɾβ̞iˈsoɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “supervisar” becomes o in “supervisor”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
supervisar is recorded at frequency rank #15,732, classified as averb, pronounced [supeɾβ̞iˈsaɾ]. supervisor is at rank #13,797, tagged as anoun, pronounced [supeɾβ̞iˈsoɾ].
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 29529, this pair ranks #216,557 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of supervisar vs supervisor
Shared letters: eiprsuv. Private to "supervisar": a. Private to "supervisor": o.
"supervisar" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "supervisor" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- supervisar ← spuervisar · ssupervisar · sueprvisar · superbisar · superivsar · superrvisar · superviasr · supervisarr
- supervisor ← spuervisor · ssupervisor · sueprvisor · superbisor · superivsor · superrvisor · superviosr · supervisorr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "supervisar" for "supervisor" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "supervisar" or "supervisor" show up more?
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 "supervisar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "supervisor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,557 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supervisar" and "supervisor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supervisada vs supervisar". 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 #216,557 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.