lac

/lak/

//lak// noun

The verdict

“lac” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #53,411 among 581 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,411
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-lac · lac · Portuguese

lac · rank #53,411 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,411
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH lagar

Nearest frequency peer: lagar (+1 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 “lac”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lac
PropertyValue
Headwordlac
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/lak/
Letters3
Frequency rank#53,411
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “lac” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).laccai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “lagar” (#53,412), “Kauan” (#53,404), “jardineira” (#53,391). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “lac” fica em #53,411. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lac is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #53,411 among 581 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /lak/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "lago:".

No generated misspelling entries exist for lac in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is lac, spelled L-A-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    lago:

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. J'ai une maison au bord du lac.

Synonyms

bassinétangréservoirretenue

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 "lac"?
"lac" is spelled L-A-C. The IPA pronunciation is /lak/.
What does "lac" mean?
As a noun, "lac" means: lago:
How do you pronounce "lac"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lac" is /lak/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lac" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list