lacustre
[laˈkust̪ɾe]
The verdict
“lacustre” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,698 among 2,069 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,698
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,069
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perteneciente o relativo a los lagos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-lacustre · lacustre · Spanish
lacustre · rank #55,698 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,698
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,069
- PHOTO-FINISH kola
Nearest frequency peer: kola (-2 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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “lacustre”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- kala
kala
44,308 corpus weight
- kola
kola
44,305 corpus weight
- lacustre
lacustre
44,303 corpus weight
- lanceoladas
lanceoladas
44,301 corpus weight
- Lander
Lander
44,300 corpus weight
- larguísima
larguísima
44,299 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “lacustre” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lacustre |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [laˈkust̪ɾe] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #55,698 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “lacustre” en español
Rare enough to double-check
lacustre is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,698 among 2,069 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [laˈkust̪ɾe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lacustre, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is lacustre, spelled L-A-C-U-S-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1Perteneciente o relativo a los lagos.
- 2Que habita cerca de un lago.
- 3Que guarda semblanza con un lago.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lacustre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Paisaje lacustre.
This word in other languages
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).