supino

/sʊ.ˈpi.nʊ/

//sʊ.ˈpi.nʊ// adj

The verdict

“supino” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #55,267 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,267
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - em decúbito dorsal, deitado de costas

Corpus desk

Index PT-supino · supino · Portuguese

supino · rank #55,267 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,267
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH socorrista

Nearest frequency peer: socorrista (-10 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “supino”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “supino” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for supino
PropertyValue
Headwordsupino
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/sʊ.ˈpi.nʊ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#55,267
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “supino” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).supinocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “socorrista” (#55,257), “texugo” (#55,279), “tingir” (#55,282). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “supino” fica em #55,267. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

supino is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #55,267 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /sʊ.ˈpi.nʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

supino doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is supino, spelled S-U-P-I-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    em decúbito dorsal, deitado de costas
  2. 2
    virado para o alto (mão)
  3. 3
    situado em uma posição elevada
  4. 4
    que se destaca
  5. 5
    em demasia, em enorme quantidade

Synonyms

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 "supino"?
"supino" is spelled S-U-P-I-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /sʊ.ˈpi.nʊ/.
What does "supino" mean?
As an adjective, "supino" means: em decúbito dorsal, deitado de costas
How do you pronounce "supino"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "supino" is /sʊ.ˈpi.nʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "supino" come from?
"supino" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list