lantana

/lɐ̃ˈtɐnɐ/

//lɐ̃ˈtɐnɐ// noun

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The verdict

“lantana” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nome vulgar da Lantana camara, planta verbenácea com flores vermelhas ou alaranjadas

Corpus desk

Index PT-lantana · lantana · Portuguese

lantana · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for lantana
PropertyValue
Headwordlantana
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/lɐ̃ˈtɐnɐ/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lantana” sits in Portuguese frequency

lantana falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lantana is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /lɐ̃ˈtɐnɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nome vulgar da Lantana camara, planta verbenácea com flores vermelhas ou alaranjadas".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lantana, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 lantana, spelled L-A-N-T-A-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    nome vulgar da Lantana camara, planta verbenácea com flores vermelhas ou alaranjadas

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lantana"?
"lantana" is spelled L-A-N-T-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /lɐ̃ˈtɐnɐ/.
What does "lantana" mean?
As a noun, "lantana" means: nome vulgar da Lantana camara, planta verbenácea com flores vermelhas ou alaranjadas
How do you pronounce "lantana"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lantana" is /lɐ̃ˈtɐnɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lantana" come from?
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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