suspire
/səˈspaɪə(ɹ)/
"suspire" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“suspire” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To breathe, especially to exhale
Corpus desk
Index EN-suspire · suspire · English
suspire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | suspire |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /səˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “suspire” in English
Rare enough to double-check
suspire is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /səˈspaɪə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for suspire in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Late Middle English, from Latin suspīrāre. Cognate with Old French sospirer (modern soupirer) and Spanish suspirar. The correct English form is suspire, spelled S-U-S-P-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1To breathe, especially to exhale
- 2To sigh.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how suspire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Fireflies that suspire / In short, soft lapses of transported flame.
To him that yesterday did suspire.
Etymology
Late Middle English, from Latin suspīrāre. Cognate with Old French sospirer (modern soupirer) and Spanish suspirar.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.