lactose
The verdict
“lactose” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #21,795 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #21,795
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - açúcar presente no leite e seus derivados
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lactose |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #21,795 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lactose” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for lactose is 7 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #21,795 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "açúcar presente no leite e seus derivados".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for lactose, with forms such as "alctose", "lacctose", and "lacotse". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented 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 lactose, spelled L-A-C-T-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1açúcar presente no leite e seus derivados
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: alctose,lacctose,lacotse,lactoes,lactosse,lactsoe,lacttose,latcose,lcatose,llactose
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lactose - 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.
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.
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Using “lactose”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-A-C-T-O-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- 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.