terrorista

/tɨ.Ru.ˈɾiʃ.tɐ/

//tɨ.Ru.ˈɾiʃ.tɐ// adj

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The verdict

“terrorista” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,471. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,471
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diz-se daquele que é sectário ou promotor do terrorismo

Corpus desk

Index PT-terrorista · terrorista · Portuguese

terrorista · rank #5,471 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,471
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH teclado

Nearest frequency peer: teclado (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “terrorista”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “terrorista” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

terrorista vs terrorismo
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for terrorista
PropertyValue
Headwordterrorista
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/tɨ.Ru.ˈɾiʃ.tɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#5,471
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “terrorista”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).terroristacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “teclado” (#5,470), “testemunho” (#5,472), “suportar” (#5,469). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “terrorista” fica em #5,471. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around terrorista (IPA /tɨ.Ru.ˈɾiʃ.tɐ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,471 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for terrorista, with forms such as "etrrorista", "terorista", and "terorrista". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "terrorismo", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is terrorista, spelled T-E-R-R-O-R-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se daquele que é sectário ou promotor do terrorismo
  2. 2
    que espalha boatos alarmantes

This word in other languages

terrorist(English)terrorista(Español)Terrorist(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etrrorista
  • terorista
  • terorrista
  • terroirsta
  • terrorisat
  • terrorissta
  • terroristta
  • terroritsa
  • terrorrista
  • terrorsita
  • terrroista
  • trerorista
  • tterrorista

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of terrorista - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

etrrorista2terorista1terorrista2terroirsta2terrorisat2terrorissta1terroristta1terroritsa2
Edit distance from "terrorista"

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 "terrorista"?
"terrorista" is spelled T-E-R-R-O-R-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /tɨ.Ru.ˈɾiʃ.tɐ/.
What does "terrorista" mean?
As an adjective, "terrorista" means: diz-se daquele que é sectário ou promotor do terrorismo
What words are commonly confused with "terrorista"?
"terrorista" is commonly confused with "terrorismo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "terrorista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "terrorista" is /tɨ.Ru.ˈɾiʃ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "terrorista" come from?
"terrorista" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "terrorista", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

testemunho#5,472ocorrência#5,446elaboração#5,413facilidade#5,534

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

fotógrafo13 variantsdestinado13 variantsaproximar13 variantsescondido13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list