altruísta
Portuguese, noun/aw.tɾuˈis.tɐ/
altruísta is spelled A-L-T-R-U-Í-S-T-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 35,057th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Altruísta is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “altruist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que é altruísta, aquele que pratica o altruísmo”.
What does altruísta mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinealtruistic, selfless, unselfish
noun
- 1
femininemasculinealtruist
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que ama o ser humano, que ajuda outras pessoas
noun: 1. aquele que é altruísta, aquele que pratica o altruísmo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of altruísta
- altruístas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce altruísta?
- Brazil /aw.tɾuˈis.tɐ/
- Brazil [aʊ̯.tɾuˈis.tɐ]
- Brazil /awˈtɾwis.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to altruísta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is altruísta in Portuguese?
altruísta appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).