súplica

/ˈsu.pli.kɐ/

//ˈsu.pli.kɐ// noun

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The verdict

“súplica” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #37,543. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,543
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de suplicar

Corpus desk

Index PT-suplica · súplica · Portuguese

súplica · rank #37,543 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,543
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH tarifário

Nearest frequency peer: tarifário (+5 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 “súplica”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “súplica” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

súplica vs Suíça
14% similar
súplica vs sílica
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for súplica
PropertyValue
Headwordsúplica
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsu.pli.kɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,543
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “súplica”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.súplicacai 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 “tarifário” (#37,548), “slash” (#37,531), “torrado” (#37,555). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “súplica” fica em #37,543. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around súplica (IPA /ˈsu.pli.kɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,543 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for súplica, with forms such as "spúlica", "ssúplica", and "súlpica". 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, "Suíça", "sílica", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is súplica, spelled S-Ú-P-L-I-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de suplicar
  2. 2
    oração, prece
  3. 3
    pedido humilde
  4. 4
    doce de farinha e ovos, coberto de açúcar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • spúlica
  • ssúplica
  • súlpica
  • súpilca
  • súplcia
  • súpliac
  • súplicca
  • súpllica
  • súpplica
  • úsplica

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of súplica - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

spúlica2ssúplica1súlpica2súpilca2súplcia2súpliac2súplicca1súpllica1
Edit distance from "súplica"

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 "súplica"?
"súplica" is spelled S-Ú-P-L-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsu.pli.kɐ/.
What does "súplica" mean?
As a noun, "súplica" means: ato ou efeito de suplicar
What words are commonly confused with "súplica"?
"súplica" is commonly confused with "Suíça", "sílica". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "súplica"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "súplica" is /ˈsu.pli.kɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "súplica" come from?
"súplica" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

torrado#37,555sexista#37,526sanfona#37,519vistoso#37,586

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

reinício10 variantsanuência10 variantsmassacrar10 variantslivreto10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list