suspenso

/suʃ.ˈpẽ.su/

//suʃ.ˈpẽ.su// adj

The verdict

“suspenso” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,088. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,088
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que está pendurado, sustido no ar:

Corpus desk

Index PT-suspenso · suspenso · Portuguese

suspenso · rank #7,088 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,088
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH stop

Nearest frequency peer: stop (-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 “suspenso”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “suspenso” 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).

suspenso vs sustento
75% similar
suspenso vs suspensa
88% similar
suspenso vs suspense
88% similar

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

Key facts for suspenso
PropertyValue
Headwordsuspenso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/suʃ.ˈpẽ.su/
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,088
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “suspenso”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).suspensocai 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 “stop” (#7,087), “Stephen” (#7,086), “teresa” (#7,091). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “suspenso” fica em #7,088. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around suspenso (IPA /suʃ.ˈpẽ.su/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,088 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for suspenso, with forms such as "ssupenso", "ssuspenso", and "supsenso". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "sustento", "suspensa", "suspense", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is suspenso, spelled S-U-S-P-E-N-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que está pendurado, sustido no ar:
  2. 2
    que foi interrompido, parado:
  3. 3
    que interrompeu ou foi obrigado a interromper o exercício de cargo ou função:
  4. 4
    expectante, esperando uma decisão ou definição:

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A luz provinha de uma lâmpada suspensa do teto.
  2. A concessão de crédito está suspensa.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ssupenso
  • ssuspenso
  • supsenso
  • susepnso
  • suspennso
  • suspenos
  • suspensso
  • suspesno
  • suspneso
  • susppenso
  • susspenso
  • usspenso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ssupenso2ssuspenso1supsenso2susepnso2suspennso1suspenos2suspensso1suspesno2
Edit distance from "suspenso"

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 "suspenso"?
"suspenso" is spelled S-U-S-P-E-N-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is /suʃ.ˈpẽ.su/.
What does "suspenso" mean?
As an adjective, "suspenso" means: que está pendurado, sustido no ar:
What words are commonly confused with "suspenso"?
"suspenso" is commonly confused with "sustento", "suspensa", "suspense". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suspenso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suspenso" is /suʃ.ˈpẽ.su/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suspenso" come from?
"suspenso" 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 "suspenso", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list