calvinista

/kaɫ.vi.ˈniʃ.tɐ/

//kaɫ.vi.ˈniʃ.tɐ// adj

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The verdict

“calvinista” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #70,828 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,828
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo ao teólogo francês Calvino ou ao calvinismo

Corpus desk

Index PT-calvinista · calvinista · Portuguese

calvinista · rank #70,828 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,828
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH calcificação

Nearest frequency peer: calcificação (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “calvinista”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for calvinista
PropertyValue
Headwordcalvinista
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/kaɫ.vi.ˈniʃ.tɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#70,828
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “calvinista” em português

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “calcificação” (#70,827), “careful” (#70,831), “burlesco” (#70,824). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “calvinista” fica em #70,828. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

calvinista is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #70,828 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /kaɫ.vi.ˈniʃ.tɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "relativo ao teólogo francês Calvino ou ao calvinismo".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for calvinista, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is calvinista, spelled C-A-L-V-I-N-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo ao teólogo francês Calvino ou ao calvinismo

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 "calvinista"?
"calvinista" is spelled C-A-L-V-I-N-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kaɫ.vi.ˈniʃ.tɐ/.
What does "calvinista" mean?
As an adjective, "calvinista" means: relativo ao teólogo francês Calvino ou ao calvinismo
How do you pronounce "calvinista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calvinista" is /kaɫ.vi.ˈniʃ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

benemérito#70,798antológico#70,752acolchoado#70,722verdejante#70,687

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list