lusitano
[lusiˈt̪ano]
The verdict
“lusitano” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,820 among 2,069 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,820
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,069
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona originaria o habitante de Portugal.
Corpus desk
Index ES-lusitano · lusitano · Spanish
lusitano · rank #73,820 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,820
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,069
- PHOTO-FINISH lunáticos
Nearest frequency peer: lunáticos (-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 “lusitano”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- loko
loko
26,186 corpus weight
- Longueira
Longueira
26,185 corpus weight
- luceros
luceros
26,183 corpus weight
- lunáticos
lunáticos
26,182 corpus weight
- lusitano
lusitano
26,181 corpus weight
- mace
mace
26,178 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “lusitano” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lusitano |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [lusiˈt̪ano] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #73,820 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “lusitano” en español
Rare enough to double-check
lusitano is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,820 among 2,069 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [lusiˈt̪ano]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lusitano, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is lusitano, spelled L-U-S-I-T-A-N-O.
Definition
- 1Persona originaria o habitante de Portugal.
- 2Se dice de algo que proviene o tiene relación con Portugal.
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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