suscitar

//suʃ.si.ˈtaɾ// verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#34,058

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

suscitar is aPortugueseverb. It means: dar origem a, fazer aparecer ou nascer; provocar Pronounced /suʃ.si.ˈtaɾ/. Often confused with suspeitar and suicidar.

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)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of suscitar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for suscitar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /suʃ.si.ˈtaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #34,058 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for suscitar, with forms such as "ssucitar", "ssuscitar", and "sucsitar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "suspeitar", "suicidar", "sujeitar", 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 suscitar, spelled S-U-S-C-I-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ssucitar,ssuscitar,sucsitar,susccitar,susciatr,suscitarr,suscitra,suscittar,susctiar,susictar,susscitar,usscitar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for suscitar

Misspelling Variants of "suscitar"

ssucitar8ssuscitar9sucsitar8susccitar9susciatr8suscitarr9suscitra8suscittar9
Misspelling Variants of "suscitar"

Frequency rank: #34,058 in Portuguese

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.