Which to use
“sup” is a noun and “supor” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,150
- “sup” frequency rank
- #13,186
- “supor” frequency rank
- 38336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sup | supor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abutre | Admitir uma hipótese. |
Where the eye mixes sup and supor
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sup with supor
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sup is /sʊp/ while supor is /su.ˈpoɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “sup” sits inside “supor”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sup is recorded at frequency rank #25,150, classified as anoun, pronounced /sʊp/. 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 38336, this pair ranks #28,138 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sup vs supor
Shared letters: psu. Private to "sup": -. Private to "supor": or.
"sup" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "supor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- supor ← spuor · ssupor · suopr · suporr · suppor · supro · uspor
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sup" for "supor" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sup" or "supor" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sup" 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 #28,138 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sup" and "supor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soap vs sup". 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 #28,138 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.