altruísta

/aw.tɾu.ˈiʃ.tɐ/

//aw.tɾu.ˈiʃ.tɐ// adj

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The verdict

“altruísta” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #34,995. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,995
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que ama o ser humano, que ajuda outras pessoas

Corpus desk

Index PT-altruista · altruísta · Portuguese

altruísta · rank #34,995 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #34,995
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH ambientalmente

Nearest frequency peer: ambientalmente (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “altruísta”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “altruísta” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

altruísta vs altruísmo
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for altruísta
PropertyValue
Headwordaltruísta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/aw.tɾu.ˈiʃ.tɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#34,995
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “altruísta”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.altruístacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ambientalmente” (#34,996), “afrontar” (#34,988), “afluente” (#34,987). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “altruísta” fica em #34,995. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around altruísta (IPA /aw.tɾu.ˈiʃ.tɐ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #34,995 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que ama o ser humano, que ajuda outras pessoas".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for altruísta, with forms such as "alltruísta", "alrtuísta", and "altrruísta". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "altruísmo", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is altruísta, spelled A-L-T-R-U-Í-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    que ama o ser humano, que ajuda outras pessoas

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how altruísta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pesquisadores do Centro Médico da Duke University descobriram que a ativação de uma região específica do cérebro permite prever se uma pessoa tende a ser egoísta ou altruísta.

Synonyms

humanitário

Antonyms

egoísta

This word in other languages

altruist(English)altruista(Español)altruiste(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alltruísta
  • alrtuísta
  • altrruísta
  • altrusíta
  • altruísat
  • altruíssta
  • altruístta
  • altruítsa
  • altríusta
  • alttruísta
  • alturísta
  • atlruísta
  • latruísta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of altruísta - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

alltruísta1alrtuísta2altrruísta1altrusíta2altruísat2altruíssta1altruístta1altruítsa2
Edit distance from "altruísta"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "altruísta"?
"altruísta" is spelled A-L-T-R-U-Í-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /aw.tɾu.ˈiʃ.tɐ/.
What does "altruísta" mean?
As an adjective, "altruísta" means: que ama o ser humano, que ajuda outras pessoas
What words are commonly confused with "altruísta"?
"altruísta" is commonly confused with "altruísmo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "altruísta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "altruísta" is /aw.tɾu.ˈiʃ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "altruísta" come from?
"altruísta" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

arrefecer#35,008aterragem#35,013conquanto#35,077derivação#35,093

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

desagrado13 variantsdesejadas13 variantsimpossible13 variantsligamento13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list