equilibrista

/i.ki.li.ˈbɾiʃ.tɐ/

//i.ki.li.ˈbɾiʃ.tɐ// noun

The verdict

“equilibrista” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #65,468 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,468
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aquele que consegue equilibrar-se em situação difícil

Corpus desk

Index PT-equilibrista · equilibrista · Portuguese

equilibrista · rank #65,468 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,468
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH encarecidamen…

Nearest frequency peer: encarecidamente (-13 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 “equilibrista”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for equilibrista
PropertyValue
Headwordequilibrista
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/i.ki.li.ˈbɾiʃ.tɐ/
Letters12
Frequency rank#65,468
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “equilibrista” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).equilibristacai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “encarecidamente” (#65,455), “empunhar” (#65,454), “etéreo” (#65,484). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “equilibrista” fica em #65,468. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

equilibrista is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #65,468 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /i.ki.li.ˈbɾiʃ.tɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for equilibrista, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is equilibrista, spelled E-Q-U-I-L-I-B-R-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    aquele que consegue equilibrar-se em situação difícil
  2. 2
    artista que anda sobre um arame ou uma corda suspensos a grande altura, normalmente em espetáculo circense; funâmbulo
  3. 3
    aquele que oscila entre opiniões opostas, de modo a tirar ou manter vantagem

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 "equilibrista"?
"equilibrista" is spelled E-Q-U-I-L-I-B-R-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /i.ki.li.ˈbɾiʃ.tɐ/.
What does "equilibrista" mean?
As a noun, "equilibrista" means: aquele que consegue equilibrar-se em situação difícil
How do you pronounce "equilibrista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "equilibrista" is /i.ki.li.ˈbɾiʃ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "equilibrista" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list