suportar

//su.puɾ.ˈtaɾ// verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,469

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

suportar is aPortugueseverb. It means: resistir; manter sobre si algo sem ceder Pronounced /su.puɾ.ˈtaɾ/. It ranks #5,469 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with suporte and superar.

Key facts for suportar
PropertyValue
Headwordsuportar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/su.puɾ.ˈtaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,469
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of suportar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for suportar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /su.puɾ.ˈtaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,469 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for suportar, with forms such as "spuortar", "ssuportar", and "suoprtar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "suporte", "superar", "subornar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is suportar, spelled S-U-P-O-R-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    resistir; manter sobre si algo sem ceder
  2. 2
    fornecer apoio a algo
  3. 3
    experiência de sofrer por algo penoso
  4. 4
    aguentar; segurar (peso em excesso)
  5. 5
    tolerar, manter-se calmo diante de uma situação desconfortável

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: spuortar,ssuportar,suoprtar,suporatr,suporrtar,suportarr,suportra,suporttar,supotrar,supportar,suprotar,usportar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for suportar

Misspelling Variants of "suportar"

spuortar8ssuportar9suoprtar8suporatr8suporrtar9suportarr9suportra8suporttar9
Misspelling Variants of "suportar"

Frequency rank: #5,469 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "suportar"?
"suportar" is spelled S-U-P-O-R-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /su.puɾ.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "suportar" mean?
As a verb, "suportar" means: resistir; manter sobre si algo sem ceder
What words are commonly confused with "suportar"?
"suportar" is commonly confused with "suporte", "superar", "subornar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suportar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suportar" is /su.puɾ.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suportar" come from?
"suportar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.