lambada
[lãmˈbað̞a]
The verdict
“lambada” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ritmo creado en Brasil a partir de varias influencias culturales y un baile surgido en Pará, Brasil en la década de 1980. Tiene como base el carimbó y la guitarrada, el forró e influencias de la cu...
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Index ES-lambada · lambada · Spanish
lambada · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lambada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [lãmˈbað̞a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “lambada” en español
Rare enough to double-check
lambada is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [lãmˈbað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ritmo creado en Brasil a partir de varias influencias culturales y un baile surgido en Pará, Brasil en la década de 1980. Tiene como base el carimbó y la guitarrada, el forró e influencias de la cu...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lambada, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is lambada, spelled L-A-M-B-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Ritmo creado en Brasil a partir de varias influencias culturales y un baile surgido en Pará, Brasil en la década de 1980. Tiene como base el carimbó y la guitarrada, el forró e influencias de la cumbia y el merengue.
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.