Which to use
“suplicar” and “suplir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,561
- “suplicar” frequency rank
- #24,321
- “suplir” frequency rank
- 64882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suplicar | suplir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pedir algo dando muestras de humildad. | Poner o proveer lo que falta; llenar, subsanar o remediar una carencia. |
Where the eye mixes suplicar and suplir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. suplicar runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against suplir's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses suplicar with suplir
A purely visual mix-up. suplicar ([supliˈkaɾ]) and suplir ([suˈpliɾ]) 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 64882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suplicar is recorded at frequency rank #40,561, classified as averb, pronounced [supliˈkaɾ]. suplir is at rank #24,321, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈpliɾ].
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 64882, this pair ranks #44,270 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of suplicar vs suplir
Shared letters: ilprsu. Private to "suplicar": ac. Private to "suplir": -.
"suplicar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "suplir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "suplicar" and "suplir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "suplicar" vs "suplir" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "suplicar" and "suplir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "suplicar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suplir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,270 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suplicar" and "suplir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suplicar vs suplicio". 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 #44,270 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.