lapidario
[lapiˈð̞aɾjo]
The verdict
“lapidario” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,073 among 2,069 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,073
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,069
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perteneciente a las piedras preciosas.
Corpus desk
Index ES-lapidario · lapidario · Spanish
lapidario · rank #84,073 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,073
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,069
- PHOTO-FINISH laringitis
Nearest frequency peer: laringitis (+1 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 “lapidario”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- laboriosidad
laboriosidad
15,934 corpus weight
- lapidario
lapidario
15,928 corpus weight
- laringitis
laringitis
15,927 corpus weight
- lavadores
lavadores
15,925 corpus weight
- leap
leap
15,923 corpus weight
- legalizadas
legalizadas
15,922 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “lapidario” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lapidario |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [lapiˈð̞aɾjo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #84,073 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “lapidario” en español
Rare enough to double-check
lapidario is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,073 among 2,069 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [lapiˈð̞aɾjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for lapidario in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is lapidario, spelled L-A-P-I-D-A-R-I-O.
Definition
- 1Perteneciente a las piedras preciosas.
- 2Perteneciente o relativo a las inscripciones que se ponen en lápidas.
- 3Digno de ser recordado.
- 4Dícese de aquel que lapida, que apedrea a alguien con o sin motivo aparente.^([cita requerida]).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lapidario appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Estilo lapidario.
los oficiales de menor rango siempre se aseguraban de no tener cerca a ningún superior a la hora de emitir sus juicios más lapidarios.
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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