supovsSusaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: supo is a verb, Susa is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“supo” is a verb and “Susa” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,201
“supo” frequency rank
#48,098
“Susa” frequency rank
52299
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature supo Susa
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de saber. Ciudad situada en la costa este de Túnez.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set supo and Susa apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
supo
4 ch
Susa

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: supo is [ˈsupo] while Susa is [ˈsusa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52299, 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]. Susa is at rank #48,098, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈsusa].

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 52299, this pair ranks #93,390 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of supo vs Susa

Shared letters: su. Private to "supo": op. Private to "Susa": a.

"supo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Susa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • supospuo · ssupo · suop · suppo · uspo
  • Susassua · ssusa · suas · sussa · ussa

Frequency comparison

supo#4,201
Susa#48,098

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "supo" and "Susa" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "supo" is a verb and "Susa" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "supo" or "Susa"?
"supo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,201 in our Spanish list, against #48,098 for "Susa". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering supo vs Susa

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “supo”; for a name, it's “Susa”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “supo” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list