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

#1,495
“supone” frequency rank
#22,877
“suponga” frequency rank
24372
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature supone suponga
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de suponer. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de suponer.

Where the eye mixes supone and suponga

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
supone
7 ch
suponga

Visual trap between supone and suponga

A purely visual mix-up. supone ([suˈpone]) and suponga ([suˈpõŋga]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24372, 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]. suponga is at rank #22,877, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈpõŋga].

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 24372, this pair ranks #241,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of supone vs suponga

Shared letters: nopsu. Private to "supone": e. Private to "suponga": ag.

"supone" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "suponga" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • suponespuone · ssupone · suopne · supnoe · supoen · suponne · suppone · uspone
  • supongaspuonga · ssuponga · suopnga · supnoga · supogna · suponag · supongga · suponnga

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "supone" for "suponga" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([suˈpone] versus [suˈpõŋga]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "supone" or "suponga" show up more?
"supone" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,495 in our Spanish list, against #22,877 for "suponga". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "supone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "suponga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #241,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "supone" and "suponga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suponga vs suponían". 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 #241,459 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