suspender

/suʃ.pẽ.ˈdeɾ/

//suʃ.pẽ.ˈdeɾ// verb

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The verdict

“suspender” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #10,798. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,798
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pendurar

Corpus desk

Index PT-suspender · suspender · Portuguese

suspender · rank #10,798 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #10,798
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH sujeira

Nearest frequency peer: sujeira (-3 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 “suspender”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “suspender” 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).

suspender vs suspense
78% similar

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

Key facts for suspender
PropertyValue
Headwordsuspender
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/suʃ.pẽ.ˈdeɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,798
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “suspender”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.suspendercai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “sujeira” (#10,795), “traje” (#10,802), “submissão” (#10,793). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “suspender” fica em #10,798. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around suspender (IPA /suʃ.pẽ.ˈdeɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,798 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for suspender, with forms such as "ssupender", "ssuspender", and "supsender". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "suspense", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is suspender, spelled S-U-S-P-E-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    pendurar
  2. 2
    suster no ar
  3. 3
    impedir de
  4. 4
    interromper
  5. 5
    cancelar; tornar algo não obrigatório

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A Michelin também teve de suspender temporariamente sua produção.
  2. Banco oficial vai suspender certidão negativa de débito para empréstimos.

Synonyms

sobrestar

This word in other languages

suspend(English)suspender(Español)suspendre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ssupender
  • ssuspender
  • supsender
  • susepnder
  • suspedner
  • suspendder
  • suspenderr
  • suspendre
  • suspenedr
  • suspennder
  • suspneder
  • susppender
  • susspender
  • usspender

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of suspender - 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.

ssupender2ssuspender1supsender2susepnder2suspedner2suspendder1suspenderr1suspendre2
Edit distance from "suspender"

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 "suspender"?
"suspender" is spelled S-U-S-P-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /suʃ.pẽ.ˈdeɾ/.
What does "suspender" mean?
As a verb, "suspender" means: pendurar
What words are commonly confused with "suspender"?
"suspender" is commonly confused with "suspense". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suspender"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suspender" is /suʃ.pẽ.ˈdeɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suspender" come from?
"suspender" 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 "suspender", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

submissão#10,793biológico#10,840finalizar#10,719escultura#10,704

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

centenário14 variantscomediante14 variantsantecipação14 variantsselecionar14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list