suster
/suʃ.ˈteɾ/
The verdict
“suster” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #66,511 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #66,511
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - segurar para que não caia
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | suster |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /suʃ.ˈteɾ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #66,511 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “suster” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for suster is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /suʃ.ˈteɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #66,511 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1segurar para que não caia
- 2sustentar
- 3amparar
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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Using “suster”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-U-S-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /suʃ.ˈteɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.