cuspir

//kuʃ.ˈpiɾ// verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,818

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

cuspir is aPortugueseverb. It means: ejetar saliva ou cuspo (em) Pronounced /kuʃ.ˈpiɾ/. Often confused with cupim and curtir.

Key facts for cuspir
PropertyValue
Headwordcuspir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kuʃ.ˈpiɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,818
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for cuspir is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kuʃ.ˈpiɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #18,818 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for cuspir, with forms such as "ccuspir", "csupir", and "cupsir". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "cupim", "curtir", "culpar", 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 cuspir, spelled C-U-S-P-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ejetar saliva ou cuspo (em)
  2. 2
    ejetar, expelir de si (qualquer coisa), através da boca
  3. 3
    expelir, lançar, ejetar (qualquer coisa)
  4. 4
    lançar, proferir (palavras, expressões geralmente ásperas, ríspidas)
  5. 5
    desprezar, desdenhar
  6. 6
    arremessar (alguém ou algo); atirar para longe

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccuspir,csupir,cupsir,cusipr,cuspirr,cusppir,cuspri,cusspir,ucspir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cuspir

Misspelling Variants of "cuspir"

ccuspir7csupir6cupsir6cusipr6cuspirr7cusppir7cuspri6cusspir7
Misspelling Variants of "cuspir"

Frequency rank: #18,818 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cuspir"?
"cuspir" is spelled C-U-S-P-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kuʃ.ˈpiɾ/.
What does "cuspir" mean?
As a verb, "cuspir" means: ejetar saliva ou cuspo (em)
What words are commonly confused with "cuspir"?
"cuspir" is commonly confused with "cupim", "curtir", "culpar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cuspir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuspir" is /kuʃ.ˈpiɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuspir" come from?
"cuspir" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.