Which to use
“suspeita” is a noun and “suspeitar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,112
- “suspeita” frequency rank
- #26,570
- “suspeitar” frequency rank
- 30682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suspeita | suspeitar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | opinião, em geral desfavorável e baseada em fracas provas, sobre algo ou alguém | supor |
Where the eye mixes suspeita and suspeitar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. suspeita runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against suspeitar's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses suspeita with suspeitar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: suspeita is /suʃ.ˈpɐj.tɐ/ while suspeitar is /suʃ.pɐj.ˈtaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “suspeita” sits inside “suspeitar”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suspeita is recorded at frequency rank #4,112, classified as anoun, pronounced /suʃ.ˈpɐj.tɐ/. suspeitar is at rank #26,570, tagged as averb, pronounced /suʃ.pɐj.ˈtaɾ/.
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 30682, this pair ranks #37,599 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suspeita vs suspeitar
Shared letters: aeipstu. Private to "suspeita": -. Private to "suspeitar": r.
"suspeita" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "suspeitar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suspeita" for "suspeitar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "suspeita" or "suspeitar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "suspeita" and "suspeitar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "suspeita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suspeitar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,599 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suspeita" and "suspeitar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suspeição vs suspeitar". 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 #37,599 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.