harpista

/ɐɾ.ˈpiʃ.tɐ/

//ɐɾ.ˈpiʃ.tɐ// noun

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.

Key facts for harpista
PropertyValue
Headwordharpista
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐɾ.ˈpiʃ.tɐ/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “harpista” em português

harpistafica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    pessoa que toca harpa

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how harpista appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ...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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "harpista"?
"harpista" is spelled H-A-R-P-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐɾ.ˈpiʃ.tɐ/.
What does "harpista" mean?
As a noun, "harpista" means: pessoa que toca harpa
How do you pronounce "harpista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "harpista" is /ɐɾ.ˈpiʃ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "harpista" come from?
"harpista" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list