contrabandista

Name: contrabandista, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/kõ.tɾɐ.bɐ̃ˈdʒis.ta/

//kõ.tɾɐ.bɐ̃ˈdʒis.ta// noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“contrabandista” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #51,522 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#51,522
frequency rank, Portuguese: 14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pessoa que transporta ou comercializa mercadorias de forma ilegal

Key facts for contrabandista
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)

Where “contrabandista” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). contrabandista lands here:

#51,522

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for contrabandista is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kõ.tɾɐ.bɐ̃ˈdʒis.ta/. Corpus data places it at rank #51,522 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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

1
pessoa que transporta ou comercializa mercadorias de forma ilegal
2
indivíduo que burla leis alfandegárias para obter lucro

Synonyms

traficante

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 "contrabandista"?

"contrabandista" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-B-A-N-D-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.tɾɐ.bɐ̃ˈdʒis.ta/.

What does "contrabandista" mean?

As a noun, "contrabandista" means: pessoa que transporta ou comercializa mercadorias de forma ilegal

How do you pronounce "contrabandista"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contrabandista" is /kõ.tɾɐ.bɐ̃ˈdʒis.ta/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "contrabandista" come from?

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Using “contrabandista”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-N-T-R-A-B-A-N-D-I-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /kõ.tɾɐ.bɐ̃ˈdʒis.ta/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.