lácteo

/ˈlak.tju/

//ˈlak.tju// adj

The verdict

“lácteo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #97,908 among 581 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,908
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - derivado do leite

Corpus desk

Index PT-lacteo · lácteo · Portuguese

lácteo · rank #97,908 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,908
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH ligeireza

Nearest frequency peer: ligeireza (-9 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 “lácteo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lácteo
PropertyValue
Headwordlácteo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈlak.tju/
Letters6
Frequency rank#97,908
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “lácteo” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.lácteocai 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: “ligeireza” (#97,899), “manes” (#97,926), “marmeleiro” (#97,930). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “lácteo” fica em #97,908. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lácteo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #97,908 among 581 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈlak.tju/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "derivado do leite".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lácteo, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is lácteo, spelled L-Á-C-T-E-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    derivado do leite

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "Houve uma transformação do setor lácteo mundial, com variações importantes do preço internacional", disse Alvim.

Synonyms

lácticolático

This word in other languages

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 "lácteo"?
"lácteo" is spelled L-Á-C-T-E-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlak.tju/.
What does "lácteo" mean?
As an adjective, "lácteo" means: derivado do leite
How do you pronounce "lácteo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lácteo" is /ˈlak.tju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lácteo" come from?
"lácteo" 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 "lácteo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list