açúcar
The verdict
“açúcar” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #2,557 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,557
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 16
- confusable pairs
Dominant Wiktionary sense: substância doce extraída da cana-de-açúcar, da beterraba, etc
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | açúcar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐ.ˈsu.kɐɾ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #2,557 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 16 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “açúcar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for açúcar is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.ˈsu.kɐɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,557 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for açúcar, with forms such as "açcúar", "açúacr", and "açúcarr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "atuar", "arcar", "alçar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is açúcar, spelled A-Ç-Ú-C-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1substância doce extraída da cana-de-açúcar, da beterraba, etc
- 2designação genérica dada a carboidratos de sabor doce e solúveis em água, como sacarose, frutose, glicose
- 3suavidade, doçura
- 4magnetismo sensual-sexual que atrai e cativa
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: açcúar,açúacr,açúcarr,açúccar,açúcra,aúçcar,çaúcar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of açúcar — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "açúcar"
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “açúcar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-Ç-Ú-C-A-R — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɐ.ˈsu.kɐɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “atuar” — see the side-by-side comparison. açúcar vs atuar
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Nearby Portuguese words
Other entries that begin with the letter A in our Portuguese index: