subsistência

/sub.siʃ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/

//sub.siʃ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ// noun

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The verdict

“subsistência” has 18 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #14,244. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,244
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que serve para subsistir; sustento

Corpus desk

Index PT-subsistencia · subsistência · Portuguese

subsistência · rank #14,244 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,244
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH suborno

Nearest frequency peer: suborno (-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 “subsistência”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “subsistência” 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
Key facts for subsistência
PropertyValue
Headwordsubsistência
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sub.siʃ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/
Letters12
Frequency rank#14,244
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “subsistência”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “suborno” (#14,243), “subsolo” (#14,245), “submundo” (#14,242). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “subsistência” fica em #14,244. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around subsistência (IPA /sub.siʃ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,244 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que serve para subsistir; sustento".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for subsistência, with forms such as "sbusistência", "ssubsistência", and "subbsistência". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is subsistência, spelled S-U-B-S-I-S-T-Ê-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    que serve para subsistir; sustento

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Elas estariam impedindo a ampliação das lavouras de subsistência.

This word in other languages

subsistence(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sbusistência
  • ssubsistência
  • subbsistência
  • subisstência
  • subsisstência
  • subsistnêcia
  • subsisttência
  • subsistêcnia
  • subsistêncai
  • subsistênccia
  • subsistênica
  • subsistênncia
  • subsisêtncia
  • subsitsência
  • subssistência
  • subssitência
  • susbistência
  • usbsistência

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sbusistência2ssubsistência1subbsistência1subisstência2subsisstência1subsistnêcia2subsisttência1subsistêcnia2
Edit distance from "subsistência"

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 "subsistência"?
"subsistência" is spelled S-U-B-S-I-S-T-Ê-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /sub.siʃ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/.
What does "subsistência" mean?
As a noun, "subsistência" means: que serve para subsistir; sustento
What are common misspellings of "subsistência"?
Common misspellings include "sbusistência", "ssubsistência", "subbsistência", "subisstência", "subsisstência". The correct spelling is "subsistência".
How do you pronounce "subsistência"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "subsistência" is /sub.siʃ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "subsistência" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

temperamento#14,251antecedência#14,280pernambucano#14,206consistência#14,323

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

envergonhado18 variantsregulamentar18 variantscompreendido18 variantsdescendência18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list