Lourenço Marques
"lourenco-marques" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Lourenço Marques” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Former name of Maputo, Mozambique.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lourenço Marques |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Lourenço Marques” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Lourenço Marques is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Former name of Maputo, Mozambique.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Lourenço Marques in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Named after Lourenço Marques, a Portuguese trader and explorer. The correct English form is Lourenço Marques, spelled L-O-U-R-E-N-Ç-O- -M-A-R-Q-U-E-S.
Definition
- 1Former name of Maputo, Mozambique.
Etymology
Named after Lourenço Marques, a Portuguese trader and explorer.
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.
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Using “Lourenço Marques”
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- The one correct English spelling is L-O-U-R-E-N-Ç-O- -M-A-R-Q-U-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.