sufismo
/sɜˈfiʒmu/
The verdict
“sufismo” 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 May 6, 2026) - forma de misticismo e ascetismo islâmico, hostil à ortodoxia muçulmana, caracterizado por uma crença de fundo panteísta e pela utilização da dança e da música para uma comunhão direta com a divinda...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sufismo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /sɜˈfiʒmu/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sufismo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sufismo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /sɜˈfiʒmu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "forma de misticismo e ascetismo islâmico, hostil à ortodoxia muçulmana, caracterizado por uma crença de fundo panteísta e pela utilização da dança e da música para uma comunhão direta com a divinda...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sufismo, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is sufismo, spelled S-U-F-I-S-M-O.
Definition
- 1forma de misticismo e ascetismo islâmico, hostil à ortodoxia muçulmana, caracterizado por uma crença de fundo panteísta e pela utilização da dança e da música para uma comunhão direta com a divindade [Propagou-se especialmente na Índia e na Pérsia, do sIX ao XII e foi influenciado pelo hinduísmo, budismo e cristianismo.]
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.
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Using “sufismo”
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- The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-U-F-I-S-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /sɜˈfiʒmu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.