especialista
Portuguese, noun/is.pe.si.aˈlis.tɐ/
especialista is spelled E-S-P-E-C-I-A-L-I-S-T-A (12 letters) and appears 33 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,719th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Especialista is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “specialist; expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given field)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa que se consagra com particular interesse e cuidado a determinado estudo e/ou habilidade”.
What does especialista mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinespecialist; expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given field)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que é especializado em algo=
noun: 1. pessoa que se consagra com particular interesse e cuidado a determinado estudo e/ou habilidade 2. pessoa que se dedica a um ramo de sua profissão 3. ser, entidade ou objeto que tem habilidade ou prática especial em determinada coisa 4. conhecedor
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of especialista
- especialistas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce especialista?
- Brazil /is.pe.si.aˈlis.tɐ/
- Brazil /is.pe.sjaˈlis.tɐ/
- Brazil /es.pe.si.aˈlis.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to especialista
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is especialista in Portuguese?
especialista appears 33 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).