açúcar
/ɐ.ˈsu.kɐɾ/
The verdict
“açúcar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,557. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #2,557
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,900
- “A” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 16
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - substância doce extraída da cana-de-açúcar, da beterraba, etc
Corpus desk
Index PT-acucar · açúcar · Portuguese
açúcar · rank #2,557 · 7 variants · 16 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #2,557
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,900
- PHOTO-FINISH ator
Nearest frequency peer: ator (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “açúcar”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Antonio
Antonio
97,449 corpus weight
- art
art
97,447 corpus weight
- atingir
atingir
97,446 corpus weight
- ator
ator
97,445 corpus weight
- açúcar
açúcar
97,444 corpus weight
- bolo
bolo
97,441 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “açúcar” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| 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) |
Onde “açúcar” fica na frequência do português
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around açúcar (IPA /ɐ.ˈsu.kɐɾ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,557 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for açúcar, with forms such as "açcúar", "açúacr", and "açúcarr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "atuar", "arcar", "alçar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is açúcar, spelled A-Ç-Ú-C-A-R.
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how açúcar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
O mesmo caldo de cana que serve como matéria-prima para a produção de açúcar e álcool servirá em breve, também, para a produção de diesel.
Agua da esperança Nota explicativa de Evangelista Prado
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "açúcar", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "açúcar". Here's where to go from here.
- "açúcar" maps to 16 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "atuar". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #2,557 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "A" letter cohort. A–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.