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Which to use

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

#1,495
“supone” frequency rank
#6,961
“suponer” frequency rank
8456
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature supone suponer
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de suponer. Dar por verdadero a partir de indicios o inferencias.

Where the eye mixes supone and suponer

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. supone runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against suponer's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
supone
7 ch
suponer

Look-alike desk: supone vs suponer

A purely visual mix-up. supone ([suˈpone]) and suponer ([supoˈneɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “supone” sits inside “suponer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8456, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

supone is recorded at frequency rank #1,495, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈpone]. suponer is at rank #6,961, tagged as averb, pronounced [supoˈneɾ].

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 8456, this pair ranks #304,930 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of supone vs suponer

Shared letters: enopsu. Private to "supone": -. Private to "suponer": r.

"supone" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "suponer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • supone ← spuone · ssupone · suopne · supnoe · supoen · suponne · suppone · uspone
  • suponer ← spuoner · ssuponer · suopner · supnoer · supoenr · suponerr · suponner · suponre

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "supone" for "suponer" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([suˈpone] versus [supoˈneɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "supone" or "suponer" show up more?
"supone" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,495 in our Spanish list, against #6,961 for "suponer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "supone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "suponer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #304,930 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "supone" and "suponer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supondrá vs suponer". 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 #304,930 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