laborar

/lɐ.bu.ˈɾaɾ/

//lɐ.bu.ˈɾaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“laborar” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #96,887 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.

#96,887
frequency rank, Portuguese
7
letters

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

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)

Where “laborar” 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). laborar lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for laborar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /lɐ.bu.ˈɾaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #96,887 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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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Using “laborar”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-A-B-O-R-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /lɐ.bu.ˈɾaɾ/ (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list