ladrar
/lɐ.ˈdɾaɾ/
The verdict
“ladrar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #65,600 among 581 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,600
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 581
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dar ladridos ou latidos (o cão)
Corpus desk
Index PT-ladrar · ladrar · Portuguese
ladrar · rank #65,600 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,600
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 581
- PHOTO-FINISH lacrar
Nearest frequency peer: lacrar (-1 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 “ladrar”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- inspetoria
inspetoria
34,429 corpus weight
- lacrar
lacrar
34,402 corpus weight
- ladrar
ladrar
34,401 corpus weight
- loto
loto
34,385 corpus weight
- madras
madras
34,381 corpus weight
- mamo
mamo
34,380 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “ladrar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ladrar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /lɐ.ˈdɾaɾ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #65,600 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “ladrar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
ladrar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #65,600 among 581 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /lɐ.ˈdɾaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for ladrar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is ladrar, spelled L-A-D-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1dar ladridos ou latidos (o cão)
- 2latir
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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Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).