laje
The verdict
“laje” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #16,102. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,102
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 581
- “L” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rocha plana
Corpus desk
Index PT-laje · laje · Portuguese
laje · rank #16,102 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #16,102
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 581
- PHOTO-FINISH ji
Nearest frequency peer: ji (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “laje”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- ingestão
ingestão
83,906 corpus weight
- islamismo
islamismo
83,903 corpus weight
- ji
ji
83,900 corpus weight
- laje
laje
83,899 corpus weight
- longevidade
longevidade
83,895 corpus weight
- maionese
maionese
83,890 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “laje” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | laje |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #16,102 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Onde “laje” fica na frequência do português
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around laje, anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,102 among 581 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for laje, with forms such as "alje", "laej", and "lajje". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "le", "lhe", "las", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is laje, spelled L-A-J-E.
Definition
- 1rocha plana
- 2elemento estrutural de uma edificação responsável por transmitir as ações que nela chegam para as vigas que a sustentam, e destas para os pilares
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how laje appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
O estudante Vítor de Souza Euzébio, de 21 anos, foi atingido por uma bala perdida na laje de casa, enquanto consertava uma caixa-d'água.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- alje
- laej
- lajje
- ljae
- llaje
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of laje - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "laje", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "laje". Here's where to go from here.
- "laje" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "le". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #16,102 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "L" letter cohort. L–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.