laborar

/lɐ.bu.ˈɾaɾ/

//lɐ.bu.ˈɾaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“laborar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #96,887 among 581 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,887
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - trabalhar

Corpus desk

Index PT-laborar · laborar · Portuguese

laborar · rank #96,887 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,887
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kegel

Nearest frequency peer: Kegel (-12 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “laborar”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “laborar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for laborar
PropertyValue
Headwordlaborar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/lɐ.bu.ˈɾaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#96,887
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “laborar” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.laborarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “Kegel” (#96,875), “luxuosamente” (#96,923), “invulnerabilidade” (#96,850). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “laborar” fica em #96,887. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

laborar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #96,887 among 581 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /lɐ.bu.ˈɾaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for laborar in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is laborar, spelled L-A-B-O-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    trabalhar
  2. 2
    empregar-se
  3. 3
    fazer a cultura da terra
  4. 4
    lidar; manobrar

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 "laborar"?
"laborar" is spelled L-A-B-O-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /lɐ.bu.ˈɾaɾ/.
What does "laborar" mean?
As a verb, "laborar" means: trabalhar
How do you pronounce "laborar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "laborar" is /lɐ.bu.ˈɾaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "laborar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "laborar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mastite#96,942guariba#96,774estufar#96,690prolixo#97,085

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list