lamacento

/lɐ.mɐ.ˈsẽ.tu/

//lɐ.mɐ.ˈsẽ.tu// adj

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The verdict

“lamacento” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #92,979 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#92,979
frequency rank, Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que tem lama, que é como a lama

Key facts for lamacento
PropertyValue
Headwordlamacento
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/lɐ.mɐ.ˈsẽ.tu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,979
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lamacento” 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). lamacento 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 lamacento is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /lɐ.mɐ.ˈsẽ.tu/. Corpus data places it at rank #92,979 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "que tem lama, que é como a lama".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for lamacento, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is lamacento, spelled L-A-M-A-C-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que tem lama, que é como a lama

Synonyms

lameirento

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 "lamacento"?
"lamacento" is spelled L-A-M-A-C-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /lɐ.mɐ.ˈsẽ.tu/.
What does "lamacento" mean?
As an adjective, "lamacento" means: que tem lama, que é como a lama
How do you pronounce "lamacento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lamacento" is /lɐ.mɐ.ˈsẽ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lamacento" come from?
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Using “lamacento”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-A-M-A-C-E-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /lɐ.mɐ.ˈsẽ.tu/ (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