calista

/kɐ.ˈlis.tɐ/

//kɐ.ˈlis.tɐ// noun

The verdict

“calista” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #90,767 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,767
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - profissional que trata calos, unhas encravadas e outras doenças do pé

Corpus desk

Index PT-calista · calista · Portuguese

calista · rank #90,767 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,767
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH camorra

Nearest frequency peer: camorra (+3 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “calista”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “calista” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for calista
PropertyValue
Headwordcalista
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐ.ˈlis.tɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#90,767
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “calista” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.calistacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “camorra” (#90,770), “canarana” (#90,773), “bolsonarismo” (#90,744). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “calista” fica em #90,767. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

calista is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #90,767 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɐ.ˈlis.tɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "profissional que trata calos, unhas encravadas e outras doenças do pé".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for calista, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is calista, spelled C-A-L-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    profissional que trata calos, unhas encravadas e outras doenças do pé

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 "calista"?
"calista" is spelled C-A-L-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.ˈlis.tɐ/.
What does "calista" mean?
As a noun, "calista" means: profissional que trata calos, unhas encravadas e outras doenças do pé
How do you pronounce "calista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calista" is /kɐ.ˈlis.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calista" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list