lapiseira

/la.piˈze.ɾɐ/

//la.piˈze.ɾɐ// noun

The verdict

“lapiseira” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #71,871 among 581 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,871
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - utensílio mecânico para escrita que utiliza um mecanismo de expelir grafite; lápis mecânico

Corpus desk

Index PT-lapiseira · lapiseira · Portuguese

lapiseira · rank #71,871 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,871
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH libidinoso

Nearest frequency peer: libidinoso (+9 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 “lapiseira”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lapiseira
PropertyValue
Headwordlapiseira
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/la.piˈze.ɾɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#71,871
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “lapiseira” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.lapiseiracai 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: “libidinoso” (#71,880), “linfa” (#71,885), “interlúdio” (#71,846). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “lapiseira” fica em #71,871. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lapiseira is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #71,871 among 581 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /la.piˈze.ɾɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "utensílio mecânico para escrita que utiliza um mecanismo de expelir grafite; lápis mecânico".

Zero misspellings are on record for lapiseira in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is lapiseira, spelled L-A-P-I-S-E-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    utensílio mecânico para escrita que utiliza um mecanismo de expelir grafite; lápis mecânico

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 "lapiseira"?
"lapiseira" is spelled L-A-P-I-S-E-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /la.piˈze.ɾɐ/.
What does "lapiseira" mean?
As a noun, "lapiseira" means: utensílio mecânico para escrita que utiliza um mecanismo de expelir grafite; lápis mecânico
How do you pronounce "lapiseira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lapiseira" is /la.piˈze.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lapiseira" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lapiseira", 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