ceticismo

//se.ʧi.ˈsis.mu// noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,812

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

ceticismo is aPortuguesenoun. It means: postura filosófica em que pessoas escolhem examinar de forma crítica se o conhecimento e percepção que possuem são realmente verdadeiros, e se alguém pode ou não dizer se possui o conhecimento abso... Pronounced /se.ʧi.ˈsis.mu/. Often confused with catecismo.

Key facts for ceticismo
PropertyValue
Headwordceticismo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/se.ʧi.ˈsis.mu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,812
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ceticismo in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for ceticismo is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /se.ʧi.ˈsis.mu/. Corpus data places it at rank #20,812 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ceticismo, with forms such as "cceticismo", "ceitcismo", and "cetciismo". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "catecismo", 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 ceticismo, spelled C-E-T-I-C-I-S-M-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    postura filosófica em que pessoas escolhem examinar de forma crítica se o conhecimento e percepção que possuem são realmente verdadeiros, e se alguém pode ou não dizer se possui o conhecimento absolutamente verdadeiro
  2. 2
    postura científica e prática, em que alguém questiona de forma constante e contumaz a veracidade de qualquer alegação; procurando de forma permanente por argumentos que possam corroborá-las ou invalidá-las, fazendo-o sempre em acordo com o método científico
  3. 3
    descrença

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cceticismo,ceitcismo,cetciismo,ceticcismo,ceticimso,ceticismmo,ceticisom,ceticissmo,ceticsimo,cetiicsmo,cetticismo,cteicismo,ecticismo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ceticismo

Misspelling Variants of "ceticismo"

cceticismo10ceitcismo9cetciismo9ceticcismo10ceticimso9ceticismmo10ceticisom9ceticissmo10
Misspelling Variants of "ceticismo"

Frequency rank: #20,812 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ceticismo"?
"ceticismo" is spelled C-E-T-I-C-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /se.ʧi.ˈsis.mu/.
What does "ceticismo" mean?
As a noun, "ceticismo" means: postura filosófica em que pessoas escolhem examinar de forma crítica se o conhecimento e percepção que possuem são realmente verdadeiros, e se alguém pode ou não dizer se possui o conhecimento abso...
What words are commonly confused with "ceticismo"?
"ceticismo" is commonly confused with "catecismo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ceticismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ceticismo" is /se.ʧi.ˈsis.mu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ceticismo" come from?
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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.