Which to use
“suspeita” is a noun and “suspensa” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,112
- “suspeita” frequency rank
- #9,268
- “suspensa” frequency rank
- 13380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suspeita | suspensa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | opinião, em geral desfavorável e baseada em fracas provas, sobre algo ou alguém | feminino de suspenso |
Letter map: suspeita vs suspensa
Shared letters muted; letters that set suspeita and suspensa apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. suspeita (CVCCVVCV) and suspensa (CVCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: suspeita vs suspensa
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: suspeita is anoun and suspensaanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13380, 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/. suspensa is at rank #9,268, tagged as anadj.
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 13380, this pair ranks #58,982 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of suspeita vs suspensa
Shared letters: aepsu. Private to "suspeita": it. Private to "suspensa": n.
"suspeita" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "suspensa" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suspeita" for "suspensa" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "suspeita" or "suspensa" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "suspeita" and "suspensa".
- Full dictionary entry for "suspeita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suspensa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,982 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suspeita" and "suspensa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suspeição vs suspeita". 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 #58,982 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.