fustigar
/fuʃ.ti.ˈɡaɾ/
The verdict
“fustigar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bater com vara; açoitar
Corpus desk
Index PT-fustigar · fustigar · Portuguese
fustigar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fustigar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /fuʃ.ti.ˈɡaɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “fustigar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
fustigar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /fuʃ.ti.ˈɡaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for fustigar in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is fustigar, spelled F-U-S-T-I-G-A-R.
Definition
- 1bater com vara; açoitar
- 2excitar, estimular
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fustigar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Quando fustigadas não choram, se ajoelham, pedem, imploram."
"O texto lhe fez fustigar a mente."
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.