parasita
Portuguese, noun/pa.ɾaˈzi.tɐ/
parasita is spelled P-A-R-A-S-I-T-A (8 letters) and appears 3.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 16,007th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Parasita is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “parasite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of parasitar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “organismo animal ou vegetal que vive à custa de outro”.
What does parasita mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineparasite
- 2
femininemasculineleech
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se de organismo que vive à custa de outro 2. que vive à custa de outros 3. inútil
noun: 1. organismo animal ou vegetal que vive à custa de outro 2. pessoa que vive à custa de outra
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 parasita
- parasitas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce parasita?
- Brazil /pa.ɾaˈzi.tɐ/
- Portugal /pɐ.ɾɐˈzi.tɐ/
- Portugal /pɐ.ɾɐ.ˈzi.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to parasita
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is parasita in Portuguese?
parasita appears 3.4 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).