lacustre

/lɐ.ˈkuʃ.tɾɨ/

//lɐ.ˈkuʃ.tɾɨ// adj

The verdict

“lacustre” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #98,905 among 581 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,905
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo a lagos

Corpus desk

Index PT-lacustre · lacustre · Portuguese

lacustre · rank #98,905 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,905
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH kink

Nearest frequency peer: kink (-7 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 “lacustre”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lacustre
PropertyValue
Headwordlacustre
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/lɐ.ˈkuʃ.tɾɨ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#98,905
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “lacustre” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.lacustrecai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “kink” (#98,898), “lavoro” (#98,912), “kidney” (#98,897). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “lacustre” fica em #98,905. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lacustre is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #98,905 among 581 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /lɐ.ˈkuʃ.tɾɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lacustre, 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 tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is lacustre, spelled L-A-C-U-S-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo a lagos
  2. 2
    que vive num lago
  3. 3
    que está sobre ou às margens de um lago

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 "lacustre"?
"lacustre" is spelled L-A-C-U-S-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /lɐ.ˈkuʃ.tɾɨ/.
What does "lacustre" mean?
As an adjective, "lacustre" means: relativo a lagos
How do you pronounce "lacustre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lacustre" is /lɐ.ˈkuʃ.tɾɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lacustre" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list