estrangeirismo

/iʃ.tɾɐ̃.ʒɐj.ˈɾiʒ.mu/

//iʃ.tɾɐ̃.ʒɐj.ˈɾiʒ.mu// noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - utilização de palavras, frases ou expressões de um idioma estrangeiro

Corpus desk

Index PT-estrangeirismo · estrangeirismo · Portuguese

estrangeirismo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" 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 estrangeirismo
PropertyValue
Headwordestrangeirismo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/iʃ.tɾɐ̃.ʒɐj.ˈɾiʒ.mu/
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “estrangeirismo” em português

estrangeirismofica 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

estrangeirismo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /iʃ.tɾɐ̃.ʒɐj.ˈɾiʒ.mu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for estrangeirismo, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is estrangeirismo, spelled E-S-T-R-A-N-G-E-I-R-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    utilização de palavras, frases ou expressões de um idioma estrangeiro
  2. 2
    barbarismo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Réveillon, uma palavra francesa para festa de fim de ano.

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 "estrangeirismo"?
"estrangeirismo" is spelled E-S-T-R-A-N-G-E-I-R-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.tɾɐ̃.ʒɐj.ˈɾiʒ.mu/.
What does "estrangeirismo" mean?
As a noun, "estrangeirismo" means: utilização de palavras, frases ou expressões de um idioma estrangeiro
How do you pronounce "estrangeirismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "estrangeirismo" is /iʃ.tɾɐ̃.ʒɐj.ˈɾiʒ.mu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "estrangeirismo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list