suponenvssuponerWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#11,321
“suponen” frequency rank
#6,961
“suponer” frequency rank
18282
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suponen suponer
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de suponer. Dar por verdadero a partir de indicios o inferencias.

Where the eye mixes suponen and suponer

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
suponen
7 ch
suponer

Why the eye confuses suponen with suponer

A purely visual mix-up. suponen ([suˈponẽn]) 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 a single letter - n in “suponen” becomes r in “suponer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

suponen is recorded at frequency rank #11,321, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈponẽn]. 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 18282, this pair ranks #268,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of suponen vs suponer

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

"suponen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "suponer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • suponenspuonen · ssuponen · suopnen · supnoen · supoenn · suponenn · suponnen · supponen
  • suponerspuoner · ssuponer · suopner · supnoer · supoenr · suponerr · suponner · suponre

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "suponen" for "suponer" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([suˈponẽn] versus [supoˈneɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "suponen" vs "suponer" - which ranks higher?
"suponer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,961 in our Spanish list, against #11,321 for "suponen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "suponen" 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 #268,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "suponen" and "suponer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suenen vs suponen". 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 #268,576 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