sustentáculo

noun

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The verdict

“sustentáculo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #86,003 among 2,603 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,003
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,603
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aquilo que sustenta

Key facts for sustentáculo
PropertyValue
Headwordsustentáculo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#86,003
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sustentáculo” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sustentáculo lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sustentáculo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #86,003 among 2,603 “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

  1. 1
    aquilo que sustenta

Synonyms

suporte

This word in other languages

support(English)

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 "sustentáculo"?
"sustentáculo" is spelled S-U-S-T-E-N-T-Á-C-U-L-O.
What does "sustentáculo" mean?
As a noun, "sustentáculo" means: aquilo que sustenta
What language does "sustentáculo" come from?
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Using “sustentáculo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-U-S-T-E-N-T-Á-C-U-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list