labutar
/lɐ.bu.ˈtaɾ/
The verdict
“labutar” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - trabalhar com esforço
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | labutar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /lɐ.bu.ˈtaɾ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “labutar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for labutar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /lɐ.bu.ˈtaɾ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for labutar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is labutar, spelled L-A-B-U-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1trabalhar com esforço
- 2empenhar-se
- 3empenhar-se
- 4viver a vida diária e difícil dos trabalhadores
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “labutar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-A-B-U-T-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /lɐ.bu.ˈtaɾ/ (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.