recidivista

adj

The verdict

“recidivista” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que comete novamente o mesmo delito ou infração; que é reincidente

Key facts for recidivista
PropertyValue
Headwordrecidivista
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “recidivista” sits in Portuguese frequency

recidivista falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

recidivista is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que comete novamente o mesmo delito ou infração; que é reincidente".

No misspelling variants are generated for recidivista in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is recidivista, spelled R-E-C-I-D-I-V-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    que comete novamente o mesmo delito ou infração; que é reincidente

Synonyms

reincidenteinfrator habitualdelinquente reincidente

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "recidivista"?
"recidivista" is spelled R-E-C-I-D-I-V-I-S-T-A.
What does "recidivista" mean?
As an adjective, "recidivista" means: que comete novamente o mesmo delito ou infração; que é reincidente
What language does "recidivista" come from?
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Using “recidivista”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-E-C-I-D-I-V-I-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list