contrabandista
/kõ.tɾɐ.bɐ̃ˈdʒis.ta/
The verdict
“contrabandista” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,522 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,522
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,140
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pessoa que transporta ou comercializa mercadorias de forma ilegal
Corpus desk
Index PT-contrabandista · contrabandista · Portuguese
contrabandista · rank #51,522 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,522
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH contentor
Nearest frequency peer: contentor (-2 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 “contrabandista”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- command
command
48,490 corpus weight
- compilador
compilador
48,489 corpus weight
- contentor
contentor
48,481 corpus weight
- contrabandi…
contrabandista
48,479 corpus weight
- contracultu…
contracultura
48,477 corpus weight
- corn
corn
48,475 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “contrabandista” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | contrabandista |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kõ.tɾɐ.bɐ̃ˈdʒis.ta/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #51,522 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “contrabandista” em português
Rare enough to double-check
contrabandista is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,522 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kõ.tɾɐ.bɐ̃ˈdʒis.ta/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for contrabandista, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is contrabandista, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-B-A-N-D-I-S-T-A.
Definition
- 1pessoa que transporta ou comercializa mercadorias de forma ilegal
- 2indivíduo que burla leis alfandegárias para obter lucro
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how contrabandista appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
O contrabandista foi preso na fronteira com produtos não declarados.
A polícia desmantelou uma rede de contrabandistas atuando na região.
Synonyms
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.
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