suster

/suʃ.ˈteɾ/

//suʃ.ˈteɾ// verb

The verdict

“suster” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #66,511 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,511
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - segurar para que não caia

Corpus desk

Index PT-suster · suster · Portuguese

suster · rank #66,511 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,511
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH sépia

Nearest frequency peer: sépia (+4 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 “suster”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “suster” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for suster
PropertyValue
Headwordsuster
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/suʃ.ˈteɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#66,511
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “suster” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).sustercai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “sépia” (#66,515), “transcontinental” (#66,535), “serrar” (#66,485). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “suster” fica em #66,511. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

suster is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #66,511 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /suʃ.ˈteɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for suster in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is suster, spelled S-U-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    segurar para que não caia
  2. 2
    sustentar
  3. 3
    amparar

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 "suster"?
"suster" is spelled S-U-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /suʃ.ˈteɾ/.
What does "suster" mean?
As a verb, "suster" means: segurar para que não caia
How do you pronounce "suster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suster" is /suʃ.ˈteɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "suster", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list