langue
/lɑ̃g/
The verdict
“langue” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,607 among 581 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,607
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 581
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - língua:
Corpus desk
Index PT-langue · langue · Portuguese
langue · rank #50,607 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,607
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 581
- PHOTO-FINISH lacaio
Nearest frequency peer: lacaio (-3 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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “langue”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- irreverência
irreverência
49,423 corpus weight
- irritável
irritável
49,422 corpus weight
- jari
jari
49,416 corpus weight
- lacaio
lacaio
49,397 corpus weight
- langue
langue
49,394 corpus weight
- leer
leer
49,391 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “langue” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | langue |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /lɑ̃g/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #50,607 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “langue” em português
Rare enough to double-check
langue is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,607 among 581 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /lɑ̃g/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for langue, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is langue, spelled L-A-N-G-U-E.
Definition
- 1língua:
- 2língua, idioma:
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how langue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La langue est l'organe du goût.
Il sait parler trois langues.
Synonyms
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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