suportar

/su.puɾ.ˈtaɾ/

//su.puɾ.ˈtaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“suportar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,469. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,469
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - resistir; manter sobre si algo sem ceder

Corpus desk

Index PT-suportar · suportar · Portuguese

suportar · rank #5,469 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,469
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH teclado

Nearest frequency peer: teclado (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “suportar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “suportar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

suportar vs suporte
75% similar
suportar vs superar
75% similar
suportar vs subornar
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “suportar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.suportarcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “teclado” (#5,470), “soma” (#5,467), “terrorista” (#5,471). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “suportar” fica em #5,469. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around suportar (IPA /su.puɾ.ˈtaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,469 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for suportar, with forms such as "spuortar", "ssuportar", and "suoprtar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is suportar, spelled S-U-P-O-R-T-A-R.

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

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of suportar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

spuortar2ssuportar1suoprtar2suporatr2suporrtar1suportarr1suportra2suporttar1
Edit distance from "suportar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "suportar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

postagem#5,452barreira#5,496mesquita#5,441concreto#5,507

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

ocorrência12 variantscriticar12 variantsespalhar12 variantselaboração12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list