deísta

noun

The verdict

“deísta” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sectário ou partidário do deísmo

Corpus desk

Index PT-deista · deísta · Portuguese

deísta · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for deísta
PropertyValue
Headworddeísta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “deísta” em português

deístafica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

deísta is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sectário ou partidário do deísmo".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for deísta, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is deísta, spelled D-E-Í-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    sectário ou partidário do deísmo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how deísta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 2000. SAULNIER, V.‐L. Capítulo XII. In: MONTAIGNE. Os ensaios. Tradução de Rosemary Costhek Abílio. São Paulo: Martins Fontes, 2000. Livro II, p. 158.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "deísta"?
"deísta" is spelled D-E-Í-S-T-A.
What does "deísta" mean?
As a noun, "deísta" means: sectário ou partidário do deísmo
What language does "deísta" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list