lapela

noun

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The verdict

“lapela” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #46,912. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,912
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - parte dianteira e superior de um casaco que é voltada para fora; rebuço

Corpus desk

Index PT-lapela · lapela · Portuguese

lapela · rank #46,912 · 8 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #46,912
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH legível

Nearest frequency peer: legível (+4 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 “lapela”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “lapela” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lapela vs lapa
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lapela
PropertyValue
Headwordlapela
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,912
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “lapela”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.lapelacai 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 “legível” (#46,916), “identificável” (#46,887), “matiz” (#46,943). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “lapela” fica em #46,912. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around lapela, anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,912 among 581 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "parte dianteira e superior de um casaco que é voltada para fora; rebuço".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for lapela, with forms such as "alpela", "laepla", and "lapeal". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "lapa", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is lapela, spelled L-A-P-E-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    parte dianteira e superior de um casaco que é voltada para fora; rebuço

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how lapela appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Poucos perceberam, mas a foto de Gabo com aquele button na lapela foi multiplicada na imprensa latina dos EUA.

This word in other languages

lapel(English)solapa(Español)revers(Français)Aufschlag(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alpela
  • laepla
  • lapeal
  • lapella
  • laplea
  • lappela
  • llapela
  • lpaela

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lapela - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

alpela2laepla2lapeal2lapella1laplea2lappela1llapela1lpaela2
Edit distance from "lapela"

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 "lapela"?
"lapela" is spelled L-A-P-E-L-A.
What does "lapela" mean?
As a noun, "lapela" means: parte dianteira e superior de um casaco que é voltada para fora; rebuço
What words are commonly confused with "lapela"?
"lapela" is commonly confused with "lapa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "lapela" come from?
"lapela" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

melado#46,950garçon#46,863fogaça#46,852priest#47,020

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

rapida8 variantstravão8 variantsbolota8 variantsbuenas8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list