lad
/ˈlad/
The verdict
“lad” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #53,971 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #53,971
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - coração
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lad |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlad/ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #53,971 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lad” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for lad is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈlad/. Corpus data places it at rank #53,971 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "coração".
lad doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is lad, spelled L-A-D.
Definition
- 1coração
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 “lad”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-A-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈlad/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.