aslan

/aslan/

//aslan// noun

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The verdict

“aslan” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #54,239 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,239
frequency rank, Portuguese
4,352
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - leão

Key facts for aslan
PropertyValue
Headwordaslan
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/aslan/
Letters5
Frequency rank#54,239
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aslan” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). aslan lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aslan is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #54,239 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /aslan/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "leão".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for aslan, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is aslan, spelled A-S-L-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    leão

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aslan"?
"aslan" is spelled A-S-L-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /aslan/.
What does "aslan" mean?
As a noun, "aslan" means: leão
How do you pronounce "aslan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aslan" is /aslan/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aslan" come from?
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Using “aslan”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-S-L-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /aslan/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list