Which to use
“ste” is a verb and “sup” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,242
- “ste” frequency rank
- #25,150
- “sup” frequency rank
- 61392
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ste | sup |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | segunda pessoa do plural do futuro do indicativo do verbo byť | abutre |
Letter map: ste vs sup
Shared letters muted; letters that set ste and sup apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for ste / sup
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ste is averb and supanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61392, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ste is recorded at frequency rank #36,242, classified as averb. sup is at rank #25,150, tagged as anoun, pronounced /sʊp/.
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 61392, this pair ranks #7,159 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ste vs sup
Shared letters: s. Private to "ste": et. Private to "sup": pu.
"ste" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "sup" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ste" and "sup" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ste" or "sup" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "ste" and "sup". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sup" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,159 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ste" and "sup" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs ste". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #7,159 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.