egoísta

/i.ˈɡwiʃ.tɐ/

//i.ˈɡwiʃ.tɐ// adj

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The verdict

“egoísta” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,329. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,329
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que demonstra egoísmo

Corpus desk

Index PT-egoista · egoísta · Portuguese

egoísta · rank #9,329 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,329
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH ecologia

Nearest frequency peer: ecologia (-1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “egoísta”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “egoísta” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

egoísta vs egoísmo
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for egoísta
PropertyValue
Headwordegoísta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/i.ˈɡwiʃ.tɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,329
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “egoísta”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.egoístacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ecologia” (#9,328), “Einstein” (#9,330), “dream” (#9,327). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “egoísta” fica em #9,329. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around egoísta (IPA /i.ˈɡwiʃ.tɐ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,329 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que demonstra egoísmo".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for egoísta, with forms such as "eggoísta", "egosíta", and "egoísat". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "egoísmo", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is egoísta, spelled E-G-O-Í-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    que demonstra egoísmo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Forjam-se em algumas regiões do País contingentes de acomodados, alinhados ao utilitarismo egoísta, imediato, mesquinho.

This word in other languages

egoistic(English)egoísta(Español)égoïste(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eggoísta
  • egosíta
  • egoísat
  • egoíssta
  • egoístta
  • egoítsa
  • egíosta
  • eogísta
  • geoísta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of egoísta - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eggoísta1egosíta2egoísat2egoíssta1egoístta1egoítsa2egíosta2eogísta2
Edit distance from "egoísta"

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 "egoísta"?
"egoísta" is spelled E-G-O-Í-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /i.ˈɡwiʃ.tɐ/.
What does "egoísta" mean?
As an adjective, "egoísta" means: que demonstra egoísmo
What words are commonly confused with "egoísta"?
"egoísta" is commonly confused with "egoísmo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "egoísta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "egoísta" is /i.ˈɡwiʃ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "egoísta" come from?
"egoísta" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "egoísta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

genebra#9,345ciclone#9,311inédito#9,358limitar#9,365

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

fresca9 variantsademais9 variantstriplo9 variantsromper9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list