harpista
/ɐɾ.ˈpiʃ.tɐ/
The verdict
“harpista” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pessoa que toca harpa
Corpus desk
Index PT-harpista · harpista · Portuguese
harpista · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | harpista |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɐɾ.ˈpiʃ.tɐ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “harpista” em português
Rare enough to double-check
harpista is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐɾ.ˈpiʃ.tɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pessoa que toca harpa".
harpista doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is harpista, spelled H-A-R-P-I-S-T-A.
Definition
- 1pessoa que toca harpa
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how harpista appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
...ao nosso lado ia marchando fatigado um harpista egípcio, com uma pluma escarlate presa na peruca frisada, um pano branco envolvendo-lhe a cinta fina, os braços pesados de braceletes,...
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.