sustentáculo
The verdict
“sustentáculo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #86,003 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,003
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,185
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aquilo que sustenta
Corpus desk
Index PT-sustentaculo · sustentáculo · Portuguese
sustentáculo · rank #86,003 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,003
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,185
- PHOTO-FINISH suplicante
Nearest frequency peer: suplicante (-6 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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “sustentáculo”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- sextos
sextos
14,033 corpus weight
- soldadura
soldadura
14,023 corpus weight
- spruce
spruce
14,014 corpus weight
- suplicante
suplicante
14,004 corpus weight
- sustentáculo
sustentáculo
13,998 corpus weight
- temporalmen…
temporalmente
13,981 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “sustentáculo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sustentáculo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #86,003 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “sustentáculo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
sustentáculo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #86,003 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aquilo que sustenta".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sustentáculo, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is sustentáculo, spelled S-U-S-T-E-N-T-Á-C-U-L-O.
Definition
- 1aquilo que sustenta
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sustentáculo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lula e seus conselheiros acreditam poder evitar dano à imagem pessoal do presidente, o grande - talvez o único - sustentáculo da sua reeleição.
Synonyms
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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.
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