flamenguista

/fla.mẽj.ˈgis.ta/

//fla.mẽj.ˈgis.ta// adj

The verdict

“flamenguista” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,626 among 1,704 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,626
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,704
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que torce pelo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, clube brasileiro

Key facts for flamenguista
PropertyValue
Headwordflamenguista
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/fla.mẽj.ˈgis.ta/
Letters12
Frequency rank#51,626
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “flamenguista” 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). flamenguista 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

flamenguista is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,626 among 1,704 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /fla.mẽj.ˈgis.ta/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que torce pelo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, clube brasileiro".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for flamenguista, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is flamenguista, spelled F-L-A-M-E-N-G-U-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    que torce pelo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, clube brasileiro

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 "flamenguista"?
"flamenguista" is spelled F-L-A-M-E-N-G-U-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /fla.mẽj.ˈgis.ta/.
What does "flamenguista" mean?
As an adjective, "flamenguista" means: que torce pelo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, clube brasileiro
How do you pronounce "flamenguista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flamenguista" is /fla.mẽj.ˈgis.ta/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flamenguista" come from?
"flamenguista" 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 “flamenguista”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-L-A-M-E-N-G-U-I-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /fla.mẽj.ˈgis.ta/ (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

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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