jesuita

/xe.su.ˈi.ta/

//xe.su.ˈi.ta// adj

The verdict

“jesuita” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jesuíta, pertencente à Companhia de Jesus

Corpus desk

Index PT-jesuita · jesuita · Portuguese

jesuita · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" 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 jesuita
PropertyValue
Headwordjesuita
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/xe.su.ˈi.ta/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “jesuita” em português

jesuitafica 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

jesuita is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /xe.su.ˈi.ta/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for jesuita in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is jesuita, spelled J-E-S-U-I-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    jesuíta, pertencente à Companhia de Jesus
  2. 2
    jesuíta, pertencente a um dos seus seguidores
  3. 3
    hipócrita, cafajeste

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 "jesuita"?
"jesuita" is spelled J-E-S-U-I-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /xe.su.ˈi.ta/.
What does "jesuita" mean?
As an adjective, "jesuita" means: jesuíta, pertencente à Companhia de Jesus
How do you pronounce "jesuita"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jesuita" is /xe.su.ˈi.ta/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jesuita" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list