Which to use
“spot” is a noun and “supor” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,856
- “spot” frequency rank
- #13,186
- “supor” frequency rank
- 33042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spot | supor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mancha | Admitir uma hipótese. |
Letter map: spot vs supor
Shared letters muted; letters that set spot and supor apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. spot runs 4 letters (CCVC) against supor's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - spot and supor
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: spot is anoun and suporaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spot is recorded at frequency rank #19,856, 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 33042, this pair ranks #34,591 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of spot vs supor
Shared letters: ops. Private to "spot": t. Private to "supor": ru.
"spot" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "supor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "spot" and "supor" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "spot" or "supor"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "spot" and "supor".
- Full dictionary entry for "spot" 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 #34,591 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spot" and "supor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "skol vs spot". 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 #34,591 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.