possuir
/pu.ˈswiɾ/, /po.su.ˈiɾ/
The verdict
“possuir” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,128. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #5,128
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3,113
- “P” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ter posse, controlar
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 | possuir |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /pu.ˈswiɾ/, /po.su.ˈiɾ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #5,128 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “possuir” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around possuir (IPA /pu.ˈswiɾ/, /po.su.ˈiɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,128 among 3,113 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ter posse, controlar".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for possuir, with forms such as "opssuir", "possiur", and "possuirr". 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, "possuído", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is possuir, spelled P-O-S-S-U-I-R.
Definition
- 1ter posse, controlar
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- opssuir
- possiur
- possuirr
- possuri
- posuir
- posusir
- ppossuir
- psosuir
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of possuir - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “possuir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-O-S-S-U-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pu.ˈswiɾ/, /po.su.ˈiɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “possuído” - see the side-by-side comparison. possuir vs possuído
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Same frequency band
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.