sistema

/siʃ.ˈte.mɐ/, /sis.ˈte.mɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)

//siʃ.ˈte.mɐ/, /sis.ˈte.mɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)/ noun

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The verdict

“sistema” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #272. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#272
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - conjunto de elementos, concretos ou abstratos, relacionados entre si

Corpus desk

Index PT-sistema · sistema · Portuguese

sistema · rank #272 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-CORE #272
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH seria

Nearest frequency peer: seria (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “sistema”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “sistema” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sistema vs sintoma
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sistema
PropertyValue
Headwordsistema
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/siʃ.ˈte.mɐ/, /sis.ˈte.mɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)
Letters7
Frequency rank#272
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “sistema”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.sistemacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “seria” (#271), “amor” (#274), “in” (#269). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sistema” fica em #272. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around sistema (IPA /siʃ.ˈte.mɐ/, /sis.ˈte.mɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)), anoun. Corpus frequency is #272 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for sistema, with forms such as "isstema", "sisetma", and "sisstema". 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, "sintoma", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is sistema, spelled S-I-S-T-E-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    conjunto de elementos, concretos ou abstratos, relacionados entre si
  2. 2
    reunião de princípios de modo a formarem um corpo de doutrina
  3. 3
    combinação de partes coordenadas que concorrem para a formação de um conjunto
  4. 4
    forma de governo ou constituição política e ou social de um estado
  5. 5
    conjunto de regras e princípios que regulam a execução de um fenômeno
  6. 6
    conjunto de órgãos que executam funções similares
  7. 7
    modo, maneira
  8. 8
    conjunto de duas ou mais pautas que devem ser executadas simultaneamente numa partitura

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sistema appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O maior satélite do sistema solar é Ganimedes.
  2. sistema presidencialista

Antonyms

dessistema

This word in other languages

system(English)sistema(Español)système(Français)System(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • isstema
  • sisetma
  • sisstema
  • sisteam
  • sistemma
  • sistmea
  • sisttema
  • sitsema
  • ssistema
  • ssitema

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sistema - 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.

isstema2sisetma2sisstema1sisteam2sistemma1sistmea2sisttema1sitsema2
Edit distance from "sistema"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sistema"?
"sistema" is spelled S-I-S-T-E-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is /siʃ.ˈte.mɐ/, /sis.ˈte.mɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?).
What does "sistema" mean?
As a noun, "sistema" means: conjunto de elementos, concretos ou abstratos, relacionados entre si
What words are commonly confused with "sistema"?
"sistema" is commonly confused with "sintoma". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sistema"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sistema" is /siʃ.ˈte.mɐ/, /sis.ˈte.mɐ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sistema" come from?
"sistema" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sistema", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

direito#262janeiro#259projeto#288preciso#252

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

público10 variantsgoverno10 variantsestados10 variantsexemplo10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list