suicídio

//su.i.ˈsi.dʒju// noun

The verdict

“suicídio” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #3,362 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#3,362
frequency rank, Portuguese
8
letters
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

Dominant Wiktionary sense: ato de encerrar a própria vida

Key facts for suicídio
PropertyValue
Headwordsuicídio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/su.i.ˈsi.dʒju/
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,362
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “suicídio” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). suicídio lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for suicídio is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /su.i.ˈsi.dʒju/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,362 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ato de encerrar a própria vida".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for suicídio, with forms such as "siucídio", "ssuicídio", and "suciídio". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "subsídio", "suicidar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is suicídio, spelled S-U-I-C-Í-D-I-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de encerrar a própria vida

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: siucídio,ssuicídio,suciídio,suiccídio,suicdíio,suicíddio,suicídoi,suicíido,suiícdio,usicídio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of suicídio — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "suicídio"

siucídio2ssuicídio1suciídio2suiccídio1suicdíio2suicíddio1suicídoi2suicíido2
Edit distance from "suicídio"

Frequency rank: #3,362 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "suicídio"?
"suicídio" is spelled S-U-I-C-Í-D-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /su.i.ˈsi.dʒju/.
What does "suicídio" mean?
As a noun, "suicídio" means: ato de encerrar a própria vida
What words are commonly confused with "suicídio"?
"suicídio" is commonly confused with "subsídio", "suicidar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suicídio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suicídio" is /su.i.ˈsi.dʒju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suicídio" come from?
"suicídio" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “suicídio”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-U-I-C-Í-D-I-O — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /su.i.ˈsi.dʒju/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “subsídio” — see the side-by-side comparison. suicídio vs subsídio
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

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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.