supor vs suporte, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“supor” is a verb and “suporte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,186
“supor” frequency rank: #2,853
“suporte” frequency rank: 16039
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	supor	suporte
Definition	Admitir uma hipótese.	ajuda, apoio, escora

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set supor and suporte apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

supor

7 ch

suporte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: supor is /su.ˈpoɾ/ while suporte is /su.ˈpɔɾ.tɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “supor” sits inside “suporte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16039, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

supor is recorded at frequency rank #13,186, classified as averb, pronounced /su.ˈpoɾ/. suporte is at rank #2,853, tagged as anoun, pronounced /su.ˈpɔɾ.tɨ/.

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 16039, this pair ranks #55,609 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of supor vs suporte

Shared letters: oprsu. Private to "supor": -. Private to "suporte": et.

"supor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "suporte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

supor ← spuor · ssupor · suopr · suporr · suppor · supro · uspor
suporte ← spuorte · ssuporte · suoprte · suporet · suporrte · suportte · supotre · supporte

Frequency comparison

supor#13,186

suporte#2,853

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "supor" and "suporte" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "supor" is a verb and "suporte" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "supor" or "suporte"?

"suporte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,853 in our Portuguese list, against #13,186 for "supor". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering supor vs suporte

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “supor”; for a noun, it's “suporte”.
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