violoncelista

/vju.lõ.sɨ.ˈliʃ.tɐ/

//vju.lõ.sɨ.ˈliʃ.tɐ// noun

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The verdict

“violoncelista” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #59,477 among 1,073 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,477
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,073
“V” headwords

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

Key facts for violoncelista
PropertyValue
Headwordvioloncelista
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vju.lõ.sɨ.ˈliʃ.tɐ/
Letters13
Frequency rank#59,477
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “violoncelista” 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). violoncelista 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

violoncelista is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #59,477 among 1,073 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /vju.lõ.sɨ.ˈliʃ.tɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pessoa que toca violoncelo".

violoncelista has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is violoncelista, spelled V-I-O-L-O-N-C-E-L-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    pessoa que toca violoncelo

Synonyms

celista

This word in other languages

violoncelliste(Français)

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 "violoncelista"?
"violoncelista" is spelled V-I-O-L-O-N-C-E-L-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /vju.lõ.sɨ.ˈliʃ.tɐ/.
What does "violoncelista" mean?
As a noun, "violoncelista" means: pessoa que toca violoncelo
How do you pronounce "violoncelista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "violoncelista" is /vju.lõ.sɨ.ˈliʃ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "violoncelista" come from?
"violoncelista" 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 “violoncelista”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is V-I-O-L-O-N-C-E-L-I-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /vju.lõ.sɨ.ˈliʃ.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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list