elitismo

/ɛliˈtiʒmu/ ou /eliˈtiʒmu/

//ɛliˈtiʒmu/ ou /eliˈtiʒmu// noun

The verdict

“elitismo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #58,477 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,477
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sistema social que favorece as elites

Corpus desk

Index PT-elitismo · elitismo · Portuguese

elitismo · rank #58,477 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,477
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH ejeção

Nearest frequency peer: ejeção (-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 “elitismo”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “elitismo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for elitismo
PropertyValue
Headwordelitismo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɛliˈtiʒmu/ ou /eliˈtiʒmu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,477
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “elitismo” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).elitismocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “ejeção” (#58,475), “empilhadeira” (#58,480), “empiricamente” (#58,481). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “elitismo” fica em #58,477. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

elitismo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #58,477 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɛliˈtiʒmu/ ou /eliˈtiʒmu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sistema social que favorece as elites".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for elitismo, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 elitismo, spelled E-L-I-T-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    sistema social que favorece as elites

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Avançamos mas deixamos de fazer mudanças fundamentais, temos um Estado antigo que ainda traz as marcas do atraso e do elitismo.

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); 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 "elitismo"?
"elitismo" is spelled E-L-I-T-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ɛliˈtiʒmu/ ou /eliˈtiʒmu/.
What does "elitismo" mean?
As a noun, "elitismo" means: sistema social que favorece as elites
How do you pronounce "elitismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "elitismo" is /ɛliˈtiʒmu/ ou /eliˈtiʒmu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "elitismo" come from?
"elitismo" 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 "elitismo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list