cambista
/kɐ̃.ˈbiʃ.tɐ/
The verdict
“cambista” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,294 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,294
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3,948
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - uma pessoa que compra e vende ingresso para determinados locais ou eventos com um preço mais alto do que pagou
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cambista |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kɐ̃.ˈbiʃ.tɐ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #72,294 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cambista” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cambista is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,294 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɐ̃.ˈbiʃ.tɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "uma pessoa que compra e vende ingresso para determinados locais ou eventos com um preço mais alto do que pagou".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cambista, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 cambista, spelled C-A-M-B-I-S-T-A.
Definition
- 1uma pessoa que compra e vende ingresso para determinados locais ou eventos com um preço mais alto do que pagou
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 "cambista"?
What does "cambista" mean?
How do you pronounce "cambista"?
What language does "cambista" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “cambista”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-M-B-I-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kɐ̃.ˈbiʃ.tɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.