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

#22,877
“suponga” frequency rank
#1,459
“supongo” frequency rank
24336
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suponga supongo
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de suponer. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de suponer.

Where the eye mixes suponga and supongo

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

7 ch
suponga
7 ch
supongo

Look-alike desk: suponga vs supongo

A purely visual mix-up. suponga ([suˈpõŋga]) and supongo ([suˈpõŋgo]) 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 - a in “suponga” becomes o in “supongo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

suponga is recorded at frequency rank #22,877, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈpõŋga]. supongo is at rank #1,459, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈpõŋgo].

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 24336, this pair ranks #241,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of suponga vs supongo

Shared letters: gnopsu. Private to "suponga": a. Private to "supongo": -.

"suponga" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "supongo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • supongaspuonga · ssuponga · suopnga · supnoga · supogna · suponag · supongga · suponnga
  • supongospuongo · ssupongo · suopngo · supnogo · supogno · suponggo · suponngo · suponog

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "suponga" for "supongo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([suˈpõŋga] versus [suˈpõŋgo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "suponga" or "supongo" show up more?
"supongo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,459 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.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "suponga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "supongo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #241,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "suponga" and "supongo" 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 #241,619 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