halterofilismo

noun

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The verdict

“halterofilismo” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #90,110 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#90,110
frequency rank, Portuguese
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - o mesmo que halterofilia; musculação; atividade física tem o objetivo de hipertrofiar os músculos do corpo

Key facts for halterofilismo
PropertyValue
Headwordhalterofilismo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Frequency rank#90,110
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “halterofilismo” 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). halterofilismo 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 halterofilismo is 14 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #90,110 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "o mesmo que halterofilia; musculação; atividade física tem o objetivo de hipertrofiar os músculos do corpo".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for halterofilismo, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is halterofilismo, spelled H-A-L-T-E-R-O-F-I-L-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    o mesmo que halterofilia; musculação; atividade física tem o objetivo de hipertrofiar os músculos do corpo

Synonyms

halterofilia

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 "halterofilismo"?
"halterofilismo" is spelled H-A-L-T-E-R-O-F-I-L-I-S-M-O.
What does "halterofilismo" mean?
As a noun, "halterofilismo" means: o mesmo que halterofilia; musculação; atividade física tem o objetivo de hipertrofiar os músculos do corpo
What language does "halterofilismo" come from?
"halterofilismo" 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 “halterofilismo”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is H-A-L-T-E-R-O-F-I-L-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