socorrista

adj

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The verdict

“socorrista” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #55,257 among 2,603 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,257
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,603
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que presta socorro; que atua em situações de emergência

Key facts for socorrista
PropertyValue
Headwordsocorrista
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,257
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “socorrista” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). socorrista lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

socorrista is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #55,257 among 2,603 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for socorrista in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is socorrista, spelled S-O-C-O-R-R-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    que presta socorro; que atua em situações de emergência
  2. 2
    relacionado a serviços ou ações de resgate e assistência

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 "socorrista"?
"socorrista" is spelled S-O-C-O-R-R-I-S-T-A.
What does "socorrista" mean?
As an adjective, "socorrista" means: que presta socorro; que atua em situações de emergência
What language does "socorrista" come from?
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Using “socorrista”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-O-C-O-R-R-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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list