suicidarvssuicídioConfusable pair

Quick tell: suicidar is a verb, suicídio is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“suicidar” is a verb and “suicídio” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,139
“suicidar” frequency rank
#3,362
“suicídio” frequency rank
26501
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suicidar suicídio
Definition matar-se um mesmo por vontade ato de encerrar a própria vida

Letter map: suicidar vs suicídio

Shared letters muted; letters that set suicidar and suicídio apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. suicidar (CVVCVCVC) and suicídio (CVVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
suicidar
8 ch
suicídio

Grammar separator: suicidar vs suicídio

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: suicidar is averb and suicídioanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

suicidar is recorded at frequency rank #23,139, classified as averb. suicídio is at rank #3,362, tagged as anoun, pronounced /su.i.ˈsi.dʒju/.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 26501, this pair ranks #42,657 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of suicidar vs suicídio

Shared letters: cdisu. Private to "suicidar": ar. Private to "suicídio": oí.

"suicidar" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC  ·  "suicídio" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • suicidar ← siucidar · ssuicidar · suciidar · suiccidar · suicdiar · suiciadr · suicidarr · suiciddar

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "suicidar" for "suicídio" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "suicidar" is a verb and "suicídio" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "suicidar" vs "suicídio" - which ranks higher?
"suicídio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,362 in our Portuguese list, against #23,139 for "suicidar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "suicidar" and "suicídio".

  • Full dictionary entry for "suicidar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "suicídio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #42,657 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "suicidar" and "suicídio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suicidar vs suscitar". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #42,657 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list