auto-suficiente

adj

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The verdict

“auto-suficiente” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que se basta a si mesmo; que não precisa de nada do exterior

Key facts for auto-suficiente
PropertyValue
Headwordauto-suficiente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “auto-suficiente” sits in Portuguese frequency

auto-suficiente falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

auto-suficiente is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que se basta a si mesmo; que não precisa de nada do exterior".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for auto-suficiente, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is auto-suficiente, spelled A-U-T-O---S-U-F-I-C-I-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    que se basta a si mesmo; que não precisa de nada do exterior

Antonyms

hipossuficiente

This word in other languages

self-sufficient(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "auto-suficiente"?
"auto-suficiente" is spelled A-U-T-O---S-U-F-I-C-I-E-N-T-E.
What does "auto-suficiente" mean?
As an adjective, "auto-suficiente" means: que se basta a si mesmo; que não precisa de nada do exterior
What language does "auto-suficiente" come from?
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Using “auto-suficiente”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-U-T-O---S-U-F-I-C-I-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list