Which to use
“subornar” and “suportar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,934
- “subornar” frequency rank
- #5,469
- “suportar” frequency rank
- 40403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | subornar | suportar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer com que (alguém) retarde ou omita ato de ofício ou o pratique infrinjindo dever funcional mediante oferecimento ou promessa de vantagem indevida | resistir; manter sobre si algo sem ceder |
Where the eye mixes subornar and suportar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. subornar and suportar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: subornar vs suportar
A purely visual mix-up. subornar (/su.buɾ.ˈnaɾ/) and suportar (/su.puɾ.ˈtaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
subornar is recorded at frequency rank #34,934, classified as averb, pronounced /su.buɾ.ˈnaɾ/. suportar is at rank #5,469, tagged as averb, pronounced /su.puɾ.ˈtaɾ/.
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 40403, this pair ranks #25,725 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of subornar vs suportar
Shared letters: aorsu. Private to "subornar": bn. Private to "suportar": pt.
"subornar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "suportar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "subornar" and "suportar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "subornar" or "suportar" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "subornar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suportar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,725 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "subornar" and "suportar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saborear vs subornar". 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 #25,725 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.