lampreia

/lɐ̃.ˈpɾɐj.ɐ/

//lɐ̃.ˈpɾɐj.ɐ// noun

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The verdict

“lampreia” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #74,876 among 1,251 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,876
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,251
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nome de duas espécies de peixes ciclóstomos, uma de água salgada e outra de água doce, de boca em forma de ventosa, considerado como um manjar, pelos seus apreciadores

Key facts for lampreia
PropertyValue
Headwordlampreia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/lɐ̃.ˈpɾɐj.ɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#74,876
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lampreia” 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). lampreia lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

lampreia is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #74,876 among 1,251 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /lɐ̃.ˈpɾɐj.ɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nome de duas espécies de peixes ciclóstomos, uma de água salgada e outra de água doce, de boca em forma de ventosa, considerado como um manjar, pelos seus apreciadores".

No misspelling variants are generated for lampreia in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is lampreia, spelled L-A-M-P-R-E-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    nome de duas espécies de peixes ciclóstomos, uma de água salgada e outra de água doce, de boca em forma de ventosa, considerado como um manjar, pelos seus apreciadores

This word in other languages

lamprey(English)lamprea(Español)lamproie(Français)Neunaugen(Deutsch)

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 "lampreia"?
"lampreia" is spelled L-A-M-P-R-E-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /lɐ̃.ˈpɾɐj.ɐ/.
What does "lampreia" mean?
As a noun, "lampreia" means: nome de duas espécies de peixes ciclóstomos, uma de água salgada e outra de água doce, de boca em forma de ventosa, considerado como um manjar, pelos seus apreciadores
How do you pronounce "lampreia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lampreia" is /lɐ̃.ˈpɾɐj.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lampreia" come from?
"lampreia" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “lampreia”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-A-M-P-R-E-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /lɐ̃.ˈpɾɐj.ɐ/ (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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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