labuta

noun

The verdict

“labuta” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #54,488 among 581 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,488
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ação ou efeito de labutar

Corpus desk

Index PT-labuta · labuta · Portuguese

labuta · rank #54,488 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,488
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH linhaça

Nearest frequency peer: linhaça (+13 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 “labuta”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for labuta
PropertyValue
Headwordlabuta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#54,488
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “labuta” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).labutacai 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: “linhaça” (#54,501), “Iraq” (#54,474), “lixeiro” (#54,502). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “labuta” fica em #54,488. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

labuta is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #54,488 among 581 “L” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for labuta in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is labuta, spelled L-A-B-U-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ação ou efeito de labutar
  2. 2
    labor, faina, lida, trabalho árduo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how labuta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O resultado, para lá de saboroso, foi conquistado após 16 anos de labuta, quando o restaurante nasceu, improvisado, no quintal da sua casa, onde também funcionava uma lojinha de produtos naturais.

Synonyms

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 "labuta"?
"labuta" is spelled L-A-B-U-T-A.
What does "labuta" mean?
As a noun, "labuta" means: ação ou efeito de labutar
What language does "labuta" come from?
"labuta" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list