Which to use
“supervisión” and “supervisor” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,960
- “supervisión” frequency rank
- #13,797
- “supervisor” frequency rank
- 20757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supervisión | supervisor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de supervisar. | El encargado de supervisar un sistema u organización. |
Where the eye mixes supervisión and supervisor
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between supervisión and supervisor
A purely visual mix-up. supervisión ([supeɾβ̞iˈsjõn]) and supervisor ([supeɾβ̞iˈsoɾ]) 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 20757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
supervisión is recorded at frequency rank #6,960, classified as anoun, pronounced [supeɾβ̞iˈsjõn]. 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 20757, this pair ranks #257,932 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of supervisión vs supervisor
Shared letters: eiprsuv. Private to "supervisión": nó. Private to "supervisor": o.
"supervisión" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVC · "supervisor" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- supervisor ← spuervisor · ssupervisor · sueprvisor · superbisor · superivsor · superrvisor · superviosr · supervisorr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "supervisión" for "supervisor" ever safe?
Which is more common, "supervisión" or "supervisor"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "supervisión" 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 #257,932 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supervisión" and "supervisor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supervisa vs supervisor". 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 #257,932 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.