trombonista

/tɾõ.bu.ˈniʃ.tɐ/

//tɾõ.bu.ˈniʃ.tɐ// noun

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The verdict

“trombonista” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #92,405 among 1,850 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,405
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,850
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pessoa que toca trombone

Key facts for trombonista
PropertyValue
Headwordtrombonista
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɾõ.bu.ˈniʃ.tɐ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#92,405
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “trombonista” 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). trombonista 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

trombonista is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #92,405 among 1,850 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /tɾõ.bu.ˈniʃ.tɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pessoa que toca trombone".

trombonista has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is trombonista, spelled T-R-O-M-B-O-N-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    pessoa que toca trombone

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 "trombonista"?
"trombonista" is spelled T-R-O-M-B-O-N-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /tɾõ.bu.ˈniʃ.tɐ/.
What does "trombonista" mean?
As a noun, "trombonista" means: pessoa que toca trombone
How do you pronounce "trombonista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trombonista" is /tɾõ.bu.ˈniʃ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trombonista" come from?
"trombonista" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “trombonista”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-R-O-M-B-O-N-I-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /tɾõ.bu.ˈniʃ.tɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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