expressionismo

noun

The verdict

“expressionismo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #59,116 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,116
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - movimento artístico que busca retratar não a realidade objetiva, mas pelas sensações e respostas subjetivas que os objetos causam no artista

Corpus desk

Index PT-expressionismo · expressionismo · Portuguese

expressionismo · rank #59,116 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,116
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH expressivamen…

Nearest frequency peer: expressivamente (+1 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 “expressionismo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for expressionismo
PropertyValue
Headwordexpressionismo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Frequency rank#59,116
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “expressionismo” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).expressionismocai 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: “expressivamente” (#59,117), “fad” (#59,119), “falatório” (#59,120). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “expressionismo” fica em #59,116. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

expressionismo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #59,116 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sobre o período alemão, em que descobriu o expressionismo em sua fase embrionária, a incógnita permanece.

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 "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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list