ceticismo
/se.ʧi.ˈsis.mu/
The verdict
“ceticismo” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #20,812 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #20,812
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 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...
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 | ceticismo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /se.ʧi.ˈsis.mu/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #20,812 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ceticismo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for ceticismo is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, 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". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "catecismo", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is ceticismo, spelled C-E-T-I-C-I-S-M-O.
Definition
- 1postura 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
- 2postura 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
- 3descrença
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
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ceticismo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “ceticismo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-E-T-I-C-I-S-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /se.ʧi.ˈsis.mu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “catecismo” - see the side-by-side comparison. ceticismo vs catecismo
- 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.