superarvssuprirWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“superar” and “suprir” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,438
“superar” frequency rank
#14,967
“suprir” frequency rank
18405
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature superar suprir
Definition exceder fornecer ou prover (uma pessoa, estabelecimento, lugar, etc) o que está faltando ou é necessário

Letter map: superar vs suprir

Shared letters muted; letters that set superar and suprir apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

7 ch
superar
6 ch
suprir

Corpus notes: superar and suprir

superar and suprir are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18405, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

superar is recorded at frequency rank #3,438, classified as averb, pronounced /su.pɨ.ˈɾaɾ/. suprir is at rank #14,967, tagged as averb.

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 18405, this pair ranks #52,590 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of superar vs suprir

Shared letters: prsu. Private to "superar": ae. Private to "suprir": i.

"superar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "suprir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • superarspuerar · ssuperar · sueprar · supearr · superarr · superra · superrar · supperar
  • suprirspurir · ssuprir · supirr · supprir · suprirr · suprri · suprrir · surpir

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "superar" and "suprir" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "superar" vs "suprir" - which ranks higher?
"superar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,438 in our Portuguese list, against #14,967 for "suprir". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "superar" vs "suprir" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "superar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "suprir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #52,590 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "superar" and "suprir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soprar vs suprir". 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 #52,590 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