# parasita

> Portuguese word · Adjective · IPA /pɐ.ɾɐ.ˈzi.tɐ/ · frequency rank #16,135

## Definitions
1. diz-se de organismo que vive à custa de outro
2. que vive à custa de outros
3. inútil

## Easily confused with
- **paraíba** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/paraiba-vs-parasita)

## Common misspellings (11)
`aprasita`, `paarsita`, `paraista`, `parasiat`, `parasitta`, `parassita`, `parastia`, `parrasita`, `parsaita`, `pparasita`, `praasita`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/parasita