Lack

/ˈlak/

//ˈlak// noun

The verdict

“Lack” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #67,599 among 581 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,599
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verniz.

Corpus desk

Index PT-lack · Lack · Portuguese

Lack · rank #67,599 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,599
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH labareda

Nearest frequency peer: labareda (-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 “Lack”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lack
PropertyValue
HeadwordLack
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈlak/
Letters4
Frequency rank#67,599
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “Lack” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).Lackcai 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: “labareda” (#67,598), “ladino” (#67,601), “ladrilho” (#67,602). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “Lack” fica em #67,599. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lack is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #67,599 among 581 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈlak/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "verniz.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Lack, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is Lack, spelled L-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    verniz.

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 "Lack"?
"Lack" is spelled L-A-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlak/.
What does "Lack" mean?
As a noun, "Lack" means: verniz.
How do you pronounce "Lack"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lack" is /ˈlak/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lack" come from?
"Lack" 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 "Lack", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list