supletivo

adj

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The verdict

“supletivo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #53,609 among 2,603 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,609
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,603
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que supre

Key facts for supletivo
PropertyValue
Headwordsupletivo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,609
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “supletivo” 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). supletivo lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

supletivo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #53,609 among 2,603 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que supre".

Zero misspellings are on record for supletivo in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is supletivo, spelled S-U-P-L-E-T-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que supre

This word in other languages

suppletive(English)supletivo(Español)supplétif(Français)

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 "supletivo"?
"supletivo" is spelled S-U-P-L-E-T-I-V-O.
What does "supletivo" mean?
As an adjective, "supletivo" means: que supre
What language does "supletivo" come from?
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Using “supletivo”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-U-P-L-E-T-I-V-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list