laca

/ˈla.kɐ/

//ˈla.kɐ// noun

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The verdict

“laca” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #48,502. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,502
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - resina ou goma resinosa obtida de certas árvores no Oriente

Corpus desk

Index PT-laca · laca · Portuguese

laca · rank #48,502 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,502
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH learned

Nearest frequency peer: learned (+6 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “laca”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “laca” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

laca vs las
50% similar
laca vs lua
50% similar
laca vs lar
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for laca
PropertyValue
Headwordlaca
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈla.kɐ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#48,502
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “laca”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “learned” (#48,508), “least” (#48,509), “linfático” (#48,516). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “laca” fica em #48,502. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around laca (IPA /ˈla.kɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,502 among 581 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for laca, with forms such as "alca", "laac", and "lacca". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "las", "lua", "lar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is laca, spelled L-A-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    resina ou goma resinosa obtida de certas árvores no Oriente
  2. 2
    verniz base de uma matéria produzida e aplicada, na China e no Japão, na confecção de objetos de valor; qualquer objeto revestido ou feito com esta matéria
  3. 3
    substância com que se pulveriza o cabelo para o fixar
  4. 4
    produto utilizado na pintura

This word in other languages

lacquer(English)laca(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alca
  • laac
  • lacca
  • lcaa
  • llaca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of laca - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

alca2laac2lacca1lcaa2llaca1
Edit distance from "laca"

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 "laca"?
"laca" is spelled L-A-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈla.kɐ/.
What does "laca" mean?
As a noun, "laca" means: resina ou goma resinosa obtida de certas árvores no Oriente
What words are commonly confused with "laca"?
"laca" is commonly confused with "las", "lua", "lar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "laca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "laca" is /ˈla.kɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "laca" come from?
"laca" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dodo#48,368tufo#48,703busy#48,290brio#48,289

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

être5 variantsdamo5 variantssire5 variantsseno5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list