expressionismo

noun

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The verdict

“expressionismo” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #59,116 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#59,116
frequency rank, Portuguese
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - movimento artístico que busca retratar não a realidade objetiva, mas pelas sensações e respostas subjetivas que os objetos causam no artista

Key facts for expressionismo
PropertyValue
Headwordexpressionismo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Frequency rank#59,116
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “expressionismo” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). expressionismo lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for expressionismo is 14 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #59,116 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for expressionismo in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is expressionismo, spelled E-X-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    movimento artístico que busca retratar não a realidade objetiva, mas pelas sensações e respostas subjetivas que os objetos causam no artista
  2. 2
    música atonal

This word in other languages

expressionism(English)expresionismo(Español)expressionnisme(Français)expressionismus(Deutsch)

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 "expressionismo"?
"expressionismo" is spelled E-X-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N-I-S-M-O.
What does "expressionismo" mean?
As a noun, "expressionismo" means: movimento artístico que busca retratar não a realidade objetiva, mas pelas sensações e respostas subjetivas que os objetos causam no artista
What language does "expressionismo" come from?
"expressionismo" 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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Using “expressionismo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-X-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N-I-S-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list