Which to use
“suponen” and “suponía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,321
- “suponen” frequency rank
- #8,058
- “suponía” frequency rank
- 19379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suponen | suponía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de suponer. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de suponer. |
Where the eye mixes suponen and suponía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. suponen (CVCVCVC) and suponía (CVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: suponen vs suponía
A purely visual mix-up. suponen ([suˈponẽn]) and suponía ([supoˈnia]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19379, 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]. suponía is at rank #8,058, tagged as averb, pronounced [supoˈnia].
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 19379, this pair ranks #264,002 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of suponen vs suponía
Shared letters: nopsu. Private to "suponen": e. Private to "suponía": aí.
"suponen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "suponía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- suponen ← spuonen · ssuponen · suopnen · supnoen · supoenn · suponenn · suponnen · supponen
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "suponen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suponía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,002 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suponen" and "suponía" 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 #264,002 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.