suscitar

/suʃ.si.ˈtaɾ/

//suʃ.si.ˈtaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“suscitar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #34,058. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,058
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dar origem a, fazer aparecer ou nascer; provocar

Corpus desk

Index PT-suscitar · suscitar · Portuguese

suscitar · rank #34,058 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,058
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH Suriname

Nearest frequency peer: Suriname (-1 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 “suscitar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “suscitar” 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).

suscitar vs suspeitar
78% similar
suscitar vs suicidar
75% similar
suscitar vs sujeitar
75% similar

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

Key facts for suscitar
PropertyValue
Headwordsuscitar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/suʃ.si.ˈtaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#34,058
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “suscitar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).suscitarcai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Suriname” (#34,057), “supernova” (#34,055), “submerso” (#34,052). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “suscitar” fica em #34,058. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around suscitar (IPA /suʃ.si.ˈtaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,058 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for suscitar, with forms such as "ssucitar", "ssuscitar", and "sucsitar". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "suspeitar", "suicidar", "sujeitar", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is suscitar, spelled S-U-S-C-I-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    dar origem a, fazer aparecer ou nascer; provocar
  2. 2
    dar lugar a; motivar, ocasionar, promover, provocar
  3. 3
    apresentar ou levantar como impedimento; opor como óbice
  4. 4
    incutir, lembrar, sugerir
  5. 5
    alegar contra alguém impedimento ou incompetência para o exercício de determinada função
  6. 6
    provocar ação da autoridade competente
  7. 7
    aparecer, ocorrer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how suscitar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. suscitar dificuldades
  2. suscitar um estratagema

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ssucitar
  • ssuscitar
  • sucsitar
  • susccitar
  • susciatr
  • suscitarr
  • suscitra
  • suscittar
  • susctiar
  • susictar
  • susscitar
  • usscitar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ssucitar2ssuscitar1sucsitar2susccitar1susciatr2suscitarr1suscitra2suscittar1
Edit distance from "suscitar"

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 "suscitar"?
"suscitar" is spelled S-U-S-C-I-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /suʃ.si.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "suscitar" mean?
As a verb, "suscitar" means: dar origem a, fazer aparecer ou nascer; provocar
What words are commonly confused with "suscitar"?
"suscitar" is commonly confused with "suspeitar", "suicidar", "sujeitar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suscitar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suscitar" is /suʃ.si.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suscitar" come from?
"suscitar" 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 "suscitar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Suriname#34,057submerso#34,052thousand#34,069turbante#34,080

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

telepatia12 variantssiciliano12 variantspapelaria12 variantscanastra12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list