maquinista

/mɐ.ki.ˈniʃ.tɐ/

//mɐ.ki.ˈniʃ.tɐ// noun

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The verdict

“maquinista” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #37,413. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,413
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pessoa que inventa, faz ou dirige máquinas

Corpus desk

Index PT-maquinista · maquinista · Portuguese

maquinista · rank #37,413 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,413
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH massacrar

Nearest frequency peer: massacrar (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “maquinista”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “maquinista” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for maquinista
PropertyValue
Headwordmaquinista
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɐ.ki.ˈniʃ.tɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#37,413
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “maquinista”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).maquinistacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “massacrar” (#37,415), “ló” (#37,407), “Minos” (#37,425). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “maquinista” fica em #37,413. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around maquinista (IPA /mɐ.ki.ˈniʃ.tɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,413 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for maquinista, with forms such as "amquinista", "maqiunista", and "maqquinista". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is maquinista, spelled M-A-Q-U-I-N-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    pessoa que inventa, faz ou dirige máquinas
  2. 2
    encarregado do cenário de um teatro

This word in other languages

maquinista(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amquinista
  • maqiunista
  • maqquinista
  • maquiinsta
  • maquinisat
  • maquinissta
  • maquinistta
  • maquinitsa
  • maquinnista
  • maquinsita
  • maquniista
  • mauqinista
  • mmaquinista
  • mqauinista

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of maquinista - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amquinista2maqiunista2maqquinista1maquiinsta2maquinisat2maquinissta1maquinistta1maquinitsa2
Edit distance from "maquinista"

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 "maquinista"?
"maquinista" is spelled M-A-Q-U-I-N-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /mɐ.ki.ˈniʃ.tɐ/.
What does "maquinista" mean?
As a noun, "maquinista" means: pessoa que inventa, faz ou dirige máquinas
What are common misspellings of "maquinista"?
Common misspellings include "amquinista", "maqiunista", "maqquinista", "maquiinsta", "maquinisat". The correct spelling is "maquinista".
How do you pronounce "maquinista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maquinista" is /mɐ.ki.ˈniʃ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maquinista" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ineficácia#37,370penicilina#37,462gregoriano#37,344provocador#37,483

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

resolution14 variantsdiminutivo14 variantsadulteração14 variantsaprisionar14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list