criminologista
kɾi.mi.no.loˈʒis.ta
The verdict
“criminologista” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pessoa especializada em criminologia, que estuda crimes e seus efeitos na sociedade
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | criminologista |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | kɾi.mi.no.loˈʒis.ta |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “criminologista” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
criminologista is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed kɾi.mi.no.loˈʒis.ta. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pessoa especializada em criminologia, que estuda crimes e seus efeitos na sociedade".
No misspelling variants are generated for criminologista in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is criminologista, spelled C-R-I-M-I-N-O-L-O-G-I-S-T-A.
Definition
- 1pessoa especializada em criminologia, que estuda crimes e seus efeitos na sociedade
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “criminologista”
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- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-R-I-M-I-N-O-L-O-G-I-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.