laparoscopia

noun

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The verdict

“laparoscopia” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #78,886 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#78,886
frequency rank, Portuguese
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - procedimento cirúrgico minimamente invasivo realizado com a introdução de um laparoscópio sob efeito de anestesia

Key facts for laparoscopia
PropertyValue
Headwordlaparoscopia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#78,886
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “laparoscopia” 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). laparoscopia 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 laparoscopia is 12 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #78,886 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "procedimento cirúrgico minimamente invasivo realizado com a introdução de um laparoscópio sob efeito de anestesia".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for laparoscopia, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is laparoscopia, spelled L-A-P-A-R-O-S-C-O-P-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    procedimento cirúrgico minimamente invasivo realizado com a introdução de um laparoscópio sob efeito de anestesia

This word in other languages

laparoscopy(English)cœlioscopie(Français)Laparoskopie(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 "laparoscopia"?
"laparoscopia" is spelled L-A-P-A-R-O-S-C-O-P-I-A.
What does "laparoscopia" mean?
As a noun, "laparoscopia" means: procedimento cirúrgico minimamente invasivo realizado com a introdução de um laparoscópio sob efeito de anestesia
What language does "laparoscopia" come from?
"laparoscopia" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “laparoscopia”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-A-P-A-R-O-S-C-O-P-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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