lusophone
/ˈlusəˌfoʊn/adjective, noun
lusophone is spelled L-U-S-O-P-H-O-N-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, lusophone means “Alternative letter-case form of Lusophone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lusophone?
| Letters | 9: L-U-S-O-P-H-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lusophone?
Lusophone appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lusophone?
- UK /ˈluːsəˌfəʊn/
- US /ˈlusəˌfoʊn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Lusophone.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lusophone
- lusophones plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lusophone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Lusophone.
adjective
- 1
Portuguese-speaking.
- 2
Portuguese-speaking.
noun
- 1
A Portuguese speaker.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Lusophone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lusophone in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lusophone |
| German | portugiesischsprachig , Portugiesischsprecher, Portugiesischsprecherin, Portugiesischsprachiger, Portugiesischsprachige |
| Portuguese | lusófono , lusófona |
| Spanish | portugués |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does lusophone come from?
From Portuguese lusófono (“Portuguese-speaking”), from Lusitania (“the Roman province in what is now Portugal”), in the form of Luso- + -phone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).