setorvssuporConfusable pair

Quick tell: setor is a noun, supor is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“setor” is a noun and “supor” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,629
“setor” frequency rank
#13,186
“supor” frequency rank
14815
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature setor supor
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Letter map: setor vs supor

Shared letters muted; letters that set setor and supor apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
setor
5 ch
supor

Grammar separator: setor vs supor

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: setor is anoun and suporaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

setor is recorded at frequency rank #1,629, classified as anoun. supor is at rank #13,186, tagged as averb, pronounced /su.ˈpoɾ/.

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 14815, this pair ranks #57,174 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of setor vs supor

Shared letters: ors. Private to "setor": et. Private to "supor": pu.

"setor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "supor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • setorestor · seotr · setorr · setro · settor · ssetor · steor
  • suporspuor · ssupor · suopr · suporr · suppor · supro · uspor

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "setor" and "supor" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "setor" is a noun and "supor" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "setor" or "supor"?
"setor" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,629 in our Portuguese list, against #13,186 for "supor". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "setor" and "supor".

  • Full dictionary entry for "setor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "supor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #57,174 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "setor" and "supor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seno vs setor". 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 #57,174 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list