expressionista

/ɐjʃ.pɾɨ.sju.ˈniʃ.tɐ/

//ɐjʃ.pɾɨ.sju.ˈniʃ.tɐ// adj

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The verdict

“expressionista” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #77,944 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,944
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,493
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - diz-se de um artista que cultiva o expressionismo

Key facts for expressionista
PropertyValue
Headwordexpressionista
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɐjʃ.pɾɨ.sju.ˈniʃ.tɐ/
Letters14
Frequency rank#77,944
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “expressionista” 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). expressionista lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

expressionista is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #77,944 among 2,493 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɐjʃ.pɾɨ.sju.ˈniʃ.tɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "diz-se de um artista que cultiva o expressionismo".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for expressionista, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is expressionista, spelled E-X-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se de um artista que cultiva o expressionismo

This word in other languages

expressionist(English)expresionista(Español)expressionniste(Français)

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 "expressionista"?
"expressionista" is spelled E-X-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐjʃ.pɾɨ.sju.ˈniʃ.tɐ/.
What does "expressionista" mean?
As an adjective, "expressionista" means: diz-se de um artista que cultiva o expressionismo
How do you pronounce "expressionista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "expressionista" is /ɐjʃ.pɾɨ.sju.ˈniʃ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "expressionista" come from?
"expressionista" 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 “expressionista”

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-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɐjʃ.pɾɨ.sju.ˈniʃ.tɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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