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

#28,173
“supuse” frequency rank
#12,722
“supuso” frequency rank
40895
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature supuse supuso
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de suponer. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de suponer.

Where the eye mixes supuse and supuso

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

6 ch
supuse
6 ch
supuso

Look-alike desk: supuse vs supuso

A purely visual mix-up. supuse ([suˈpuse]) and supuso ([suˈpuso]) 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 - e in “supuse” becomes o in “supuso”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

supuse is recorded at frequency rank #28,173, classified as averb, pronounced [suˈpuse]. supuso is at rank #12,722, tagged as averb, pronounced [suˈpuso].

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 40895, this pair ranks #156,618 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of supuse vs supuso

Shared letters: psu. Private to "supuse": e. Private to "supuso": o.

"supuse" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "supuso" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • supusespuuse · ssupuse · suppuse · supsue · supuce · supues · supusse · suupse
  • supusospuuso · ssupuso · suppuso · supsuo · supuos · supusso · suupso · uspuso

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "supuse" for "supuso" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([suˈpuse] versus [suˈpuso]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "supuse" or "supuso"?
"supuso" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,722 in our Spanish list, against #28,173 for "supuse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "supuse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "supuso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #156,618 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "supuse" and "supuso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supiese vs supuse". 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 #156,618 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