lagosta
/la.ˈgos.tɐ/
The verdict
“lagosta” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #29,800 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #29,800
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nome genérico dado aos crustáceos decápodes marinhos da família Nephropidae, relacionados com os crustáceos de água doce conhecidos como lagostim
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lagosta |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /la.ˈgos.tɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #29,800 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lagosta” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for lagosta is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /la.ˈgos.tɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #29,800 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "nome genérico dado aos crustáceos decápodes marinhos da família Nephropidae, relacionados com os crustáceos de água doce conhecidos como lagostim".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for lagosta, with forms such as "algosta", "laggosta", and "lagosat". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "legista", "lagarta", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is lagosta, spelled L-A-G-O-S-T-A.
Definition
- 1nome genérico dado aos crustáceos decápodes marinhos da família Nephropidae, relacionados com os crustáceos de água doce conhecidos como lagostim
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: algosta,laggosta,lagosat,lagossta,lagostta,lagotsa,lagsota,laogsta,lgaosta,llagosta
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lagosta - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “lagosta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-A-G-O-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /la.ˈgos.tɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “legista” - see the side-by-side comparison. lagosta vs legista
- 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.