mística

noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,587

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

mística is aPortuguesenoun. It means: estudo ou prática do misticismo, da busca de união com o divino ou com realidades espirituais Often confused with mistura and mímica.

Key facts for mística
PropertyValue
Headwordmística
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,587
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of mística in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for mística is 7 letters long, classified as anoun. Corpus data places it at rank #17,587 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for mística, with forms such as "mmística", "msítica", and "mísitca". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "mistura", "mímica", "mestiço", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is mística, spelled M-Í-S-T-I-C-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    estudo ou prática do misticismo, da busca de união com o divino ou com realidades espirituais
  2. 2
    vida dedicada à religião, às práticas de devoção e contemplação espiritual
  3. 3
    crença intensa ou devoção a uma ideia, doutrina, pessoa ou causa

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmística,msítica,mísitca,mísstica,místcia,místiac,místicca,místtica,mítsica,ímstica

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mística

Misspelling Variants of "mística"

mmística8msítica7mísitca7mísstica8místcia7místiac7místicca8místtica8
Misspelling Variants of "mística"

Frequency rank: #17,587 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mística"?
"mística" is spelled M-Í-S-T-I-C-A.
What does "mística" mean?
As a noun, "mística" means: estudo ou prática do misticismo, da busca de união com o divino ou com realidades espirituais
What words are commonly confused with "mística"?
"mística" is commonly confused with "mistura", "mímica", "mestiço". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "mística" come from?
"mística" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter M in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.