futebolista

/fu.tɨ.bu.ˈliʃ.tɐ/

//fu.tɨ.bu.ˈliʃ.tɐ// noun

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The verdict

“futebolista” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #31,388. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,388
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jogador de futebol (balipódio, balípodo, ludopédio ou pedibola)

Corpus desk

Index PT-futebolista · futebolista · Portuguese

futebolista · rank #31,388 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,388
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH furtar

Nearest frequency peer: furtar (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “futebolista”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “futebolista” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for futebolista
PropertyValue
Headwordfutebolista
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fu.tɨ.bu.ˈliʃ.tɐ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#31,388
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “futebolista”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).futebolistacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “furtar” (#31,387), “frouxo” (#31,385), “franqueza” (#31,382). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “futebolista” fica em #31,388. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around futebolista (IPA /fu.tɨ.bu.ˈliʃ.tɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,388 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for futebolista, with forms such as "ffutebolista", "ftuebolista", and "fuetbolista". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is futebolista, spelled F-U-T-E-B-O-L-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    jogador de futebol (balipódio, balípodo, ludopédio ou pedibola)
  2. 2
    especialista em futebol

This word in other languages

footballer(English)futbolista(Español)footballeur(Français)Fußballspieler(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffutebolista
  • ftuebolista
  • fuetbolista
  • futbeolista
  • futebbolista
  • futebloista
  • futeboilsta
  • futebolisat
  • futebolissta
  • futebolistta
  • futebolitsa
  • futebollista
  • futebolsita
  • futeoblista
  • futtebolista
  • uftebolista

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of futebolista - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffutebolista1ftuebolista2fuetbolista2futbeolista2futebbolista1futebloista2futeboilsta2futebolisat2
Edit distance from "futebolista"

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 "futebolista"?
"futebolista" is spelled F-U-T-E-B-O-L-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /fu.tɨ.bu.ˈliʃ.tɐ/.
What does "futebolista" mean?
As a noun, "futebolista" means: jogador de futebol (balipódio, balípodo, ludopédio ou pedibola)
What are common misspellings of "futebolista"?
Common misspellings include "ffutebolista", "ftuebolista", "fuetbolista", "futbeolista", "futebbolista". The correct spelling is "futebolista".
How do you pronounce "futebolista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "futebolista" is /fu.tɨ.bu.ˈliʃ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "futebolista" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Christophe16 variantsquantificar16 variantsburocrático16 variantsfuzilamento16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list