laranja
/lɐ.ˈɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/
The verdict
“laranja” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #3,918 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #3,918
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que tem a cor da laranja, cor-de-laranja
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | laranja |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /lɐ.ˈɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #3,918 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “laranja” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for laranja is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /lɐ.ˈɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,918 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "que tem a cor da laranja, cor-de-laranja".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for laranja, with forms such as "alranja", "laarnja", and "larajna". 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, "lasanha", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is laranja, spelled L-A-R-A-N-J-A.
Definition
- 1que tem a cor da laranja, cor-de-laranja
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: alranja,laarnja,larajna,laranaj,laranjja,larannja,larnaja,larranja,llaranja,lraanja
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of laranja - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “laranja”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-A-R-A-N-J-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /lɐ.ˈɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “lasanha” - see the side-by-side comparison. laranja vs lasanha
- 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.