lamaçal

/lɐ.mɐ.ˈsaɫ/

//lɐ.mɐ.ˈsaɫ// noun

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The verdict

“lamaçal” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #62,284 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#62,284
frequency rank, Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - lugar onde há lama, poça de lama,

Key facts for lamaçal
PropertyValue
Headwordlamaçal
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/lɐ.mɐ.ˈsaɫ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#62,284
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lamaçal” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). lamaçal lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for lamaçal is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /lɐ.mɐ.ˈsaɫ/. Corpus data places it at rank #62,284 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "lugar onde há lama, poça de lama,".

No generated misspelling entries exist for lamaçal in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 lamaçal, spelled L-A-M-A-Ç-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    lugar onde há lama, poça de lama,

Synonyms

lameiro

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 "lamaçal"?
"lamaçal" is spelled L-A-M-A-Ç-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /lɐ.mɐ.ˈsaɫ/.
What does "lamaçal" mean?
As a noun, "lamaçal" means: lugar onde há lama, poça de lama,
How do you pronounce "lamaçal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lamaçal" is /lɐ.mɐ.ˈsaɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lamaçal" come from?
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Using “lamaçal”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-A-M-A-Ç-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /lɐ.mɐ.ˈsaɫ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list