Which to use
“supo” and “supuso” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,201
- “supo” frequency rank
- #12,722
- “supuso” frequency rank
- 16923
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supo | supuso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de saber. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de suponer. |
Where the eye mixes supo and supuso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. supo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against supuso's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses supo with supuso
A purely visual mix-up. supo ([ˈsupo]) and supuso ([suˈpuso]) 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 16923, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
supo is recorded at frequency rank #4,201, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsupo]. supuso is at rank #12,722, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈpuso].
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 16923, this pair ranks #274,234 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of supo vs supuso
Shared letters: opsu. Private to "supo": -. Private to "supuso": -.
"supo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "supuso" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "supo" and "supuso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "supo" or "supuso" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "supo" and "supuso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "supo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "supuso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,234 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supo" and "supuso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supo vs Susa". 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 #274,234 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.