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.
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?
Frequency check: "suicidar" vs "suicídio" - which ranks higher?
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.