iconoclasta

/i.kɔ.nɔ.ˈklaʃ.tɐ/

//i.kɔ.nɔ.ˈklaʃ.tɐ// adj

The verdict

“iconoclasta” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #81,350 among 938 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,350
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diz-se daquele que ataca crenças estabelecidas ou instituições veneradas ou que é contra qualquer tradição

Corpus desk

Index PT-iconoclasta · iconoclasta · Portuguese

iconoclasta · rank #81,350 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,350
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH ideograma

Nearest frequency peer: ideograma (+2 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “iconoclasta”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “iconoclasta” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for iconoclasta
PropertyValue
Headwordiconoclasta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/i.kɔ.nɔ.ˈklaʃ.tɐ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#81,350
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “iconoclasta” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.iconoclastacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “ideograma” (#81,352), “imortalizar” (#81,355), “inalterável” (#81,358). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “iconoclasta” fica em #81,350. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

iconoclasta is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #81,350 among 938 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /i.kɔ.nɔ.ˈklaʃ.tɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for iconoclasta in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is iconoclasta, spelled I-C-O-N-O-C-L-A-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se daquele que ataca crenças estabelecidas ou instituições veneradas ou que é contra qualquer tradição
  2. 2
    membro da iconoclastia, movimento político-religioso contra a veneração de ícones e imagens religiosas no Império Bizantino

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 "iconoclasta"?
"iconoclasta" is spelled I-C-O-N-O-C-L-A-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /i.kɔ.nɔ.ˈklaʃ.tɐ/.
What does "iconoclasta" mean?
As an adjective, "iconoclasta" means: diz-se daquele que ataca crenças estabelecidas ou instituições veneradas ou que é contra qualquer tradição
How do you pronounce "iconoclasta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "iconoclasta" is /i.kɔ.nɔ.ˈklaʃ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "iconoclasta" come from?
"iconoclasta" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list