linguista
Portuguese, noun
linguista is spelled L-I-N-G-U-I-S-T-A (9 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 22,895th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Linguista is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “linguist (one who studies linguistics)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a diaeresis, lingüista is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1990 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal)…”. With an accent, lingùista is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1920) of linguista”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que é versado em linguística”.
What does linguista mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinelinguist (one who studies linguistics)
noun
- 1
femininemasculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1990 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of linguista; may still occur as a sporadic misspelling
noun
- 1
femininemasculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1920) of linguista
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aquele que é versado em linguística
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of linguista
- linguistas plural
- lingüista alternative
- lingùista alternative
- lingüistas plural
- lingùistas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to linguista
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is linguista in Portuguese?
linguista appears 1.9 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).