lapidação

/la.pi.daˈsɐ̃w̃/

//la.pi.daˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

The verdict

“lapidação” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #74,880 among 581 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,880
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de lapidar

Corpus desk

Index PT-lapidacao · lapidação · Portuguese

lapidação · rank #74,880 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,880
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH lampreia

Nearest frequency peer: lampreia (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “lapidação”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “lapidação” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lapidação
PropertyValue
Headwordlapidação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/la.pi.daˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters9
Frequency rank#74,880
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “lapidação” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).lapidaçãocai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “lampreia” (#74,876), “lene” (#74,885), “luxuriante” (#74,895). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “lapidação” fica em #74,880. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lapidação is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #74,880 among 581 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /la.pi.daˈsɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

lapidação has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is lapidação, spelled L-A-P-I-D-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de lapidar
  2. 2
    ato de transformar uma pedra preciosa em estado bruto em joia, cortando-a e polindo
  3. 3
    por extensão, o lugar onde se faz a lapidação de joias
  4. 4
    ato de melhorar ou aprimorar uma pessoa
  5. 5
    antiga forma de castigo público que consistia em levar o apenado a ser apedrejado pelas pessoas até a morte

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "lapidação"?
"lapidação" is spelled L-A-P-I-D-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /la.pi.daˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "lapidação" mean?
As a noun, "lapidação" means: ato ou efeito de lapidar
How do you pronounce "lapidação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lapidação" is /la.pi.daˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lapidação" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list