pústula
/ˈpuʃ.tu.lɐ/
The verdict
“pústula” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pequena acumulação de pus circunscrita situada na pele
Corpus desk
Index PT-pustula · pústula · Portuguese
pústula · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | pústula |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpuʃ.tu.lɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “pústula” em português
Rare enough to double-check
pústula is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpuʃ.tu.lɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pústula, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is pústula, spelled P-Ú-S-T-U-L-A.
Definition
- 1pequena acumulação de pus circunscrita situada na pele
- 2corrupção
- 3vício
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.