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

#9,737
“supiera” frequency rank
#34,360
“supiese” frequency rank
44097
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature supiera supiese
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de saber. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de saber.

Where the eye mixes supiera and supiese

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. supiera and supiese follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
supiera
7 ch
supiese

Visual trap between supiera and supiese

A purely visual mix-up. supiera ([suˈpjeɾa]) and supiese ([suˈpjese]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44097, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

supiera is recorded at frequency rank #9,737, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈpjeɾa]. supiese is at rank #34,360, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈpjese].

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 44097, this pair ranks #138,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of supiera vs supiese

Shared letters: eipsu. Private to "supiera": ar. Private to "supiese": -.

"supiera" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "supiese" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • supiera ← spuiera · ssupiera · suipera · supeira · supiear · supierra · supirea · suppiera
  • supiese ← spuiese · ssupiese · suipese · supeise · supiece · supiees · supiesse · supisee

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "supiera" and "supiese" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([suˈpjeɾa] versus [suˈpjese]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "supiera" or "supiese" show up more?
"supiera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,737 in our Spanish list, against #34,360 for "supiese". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "supiera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "supiese" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #138,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "supiera" and "supiese" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saliese vs supiese". 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 #138,915 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