lampião

/laŋ.pi.'oŋ/

//laŋ.pi.'oŋ// noun

The verdict

“lampião” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #24,058. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,058
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lampião, lanterna de mão

Corpus desk

Index PT-lampiao · lampião · Portuguese

lampião · rank #24,058 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,058
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ludwig

Nearest frequency peer: Ludwig (+5 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “lampião”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “lampião” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lampião
PropertyValue
Headwordlampião
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/laŋ.pi.'oŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,058
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “lampião”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).lampiãocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Ludwig” (#24,063), “intermitente” (#24,049), “magistratura” (#24,068). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “lampião” fica em #24,058. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around lampião (IPA /laŋ.pi.'oŋ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,058 among 581 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for lampião, with forms such as "almpião", "lamipão", and "lammpião". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is lampião, spelled L-A-M-P-I-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    lampião, lanterna de mão
  2. 2
    objeto que coroa o cume do telhado do hôrreo pela parte dianteira

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • almpião
  • lamipão
  • lammpião
  • lampioã
  • lamppião
  • lampãio
  • lapmião
  • llampião
  • lmapião

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lampião - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

almpião2lamipão2lammpião1lampioã2lamppião1lampãio2lapmião2llampião1
Edit distance from "lampião"

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 "lampião"?
"lampião" is spelled L-A-M-P-I-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /laŋ.pi.'oŋ/.
What does "lampião" mean?
As a noun, "lampião" means: lampião, lanterna de mão
What are common misspellings of "lampião"?
Common misspellings include "almpião", "lamipão", "lammpião", "lampioã", "lamppião". The correct spelling is "lampião".
How do you pronounce "lampião"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lampião" is /laŋ.pi.'oŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lampião" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lampião", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list