porrista

[poˈrist̪a]

/[poˈrist̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“porrista” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #83,279 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,279
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que anima a los miembros y aficionados de un equipo deportivo con música, baile y pruebas gimnásticas

Corpus desk

Index ES-porrista · porrista · Spanish

porrista · rank #83,279 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,279
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pormenorizada

Nearest frequency peer: pormenorizada (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “porrista”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “porrista” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for porrista
PropertyValue
Headwordporrista
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poˈrist̪a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#83,279
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “porrista” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).porristacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “pormenorizada” (#83,278), “portento” (#83,280), “pontones” (#83,277). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “porrista” va en #83,279. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

porrista is uncommon Spanish at frequency #83,279 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [poˈrist̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for porrista in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is porrista, spelled P-O-R-R-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que anima a los miembros y aficionados de un equipo deportivo con música, baile y pruebas gimnásticas
  2. 2
    Miembro de una antigua fuerza clandestina de seguridad apodada la Porra
  3. 3
    Aficionado entusiasta de un equipo deportivo.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "porrista"?
"porrista" is spelled P-O-R-R-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈrist̪a].
What does "porrista" mean?
As a noun, "porrista" means: Persona que anima a los miembros y aficionados de un equipo deportivo con música, baile y pruebas gimnásticas
How do you pronounce "porrista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "porrista" is [poˈrist̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "porrista" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "porrista", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list