lacrau
/la.ˈkɾaw/
The verdict
“lacrau” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - escorpião
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lacrau |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /la.ˈkɾaw/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lacrau” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for lacrau is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /la.ˈkɾaw/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "escorpião".
lacrau doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is lacrau, spelled L-A-C-R-A-U.
Definition
- 1escorpião
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 “lacrau”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-A-C-R-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /la.ˈkɾaw/ (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.