larva

/'lar.va/

//'lar.va// noun

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The verdict

“larva” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #35,214. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,214
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - embrião que se torna livre abandonando normalmente os invólucros ovulares ou o organismo progenitor

Corpus desk

Index PT-larva · larva · Portuguese

larva · rank #35,214 · 6 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,214
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH longitudinal

Nearest frequency peer: longitudinal (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “larva”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “larva” 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).

larva vs leva
60% similar
larva vs lava
80% similar
larva vs lata
60% similar

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

Key facts for larva
PropertyValue
Headwordlarva
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/'lar.va/
Letters5
Frequency rank#35,214
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “larva”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.larvacai 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 “longitudinal” (#35,223), “ingerência” (#35,201), “inacabado” (#35,195). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “larva” fica em #35,214. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around larva (IPA /'lar.va/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,214 among 581 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "embrião que se torna livre abandonando normalmente os invólucros ovulares ou o organismo progenitor".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for larva, with forms such as "alrva", "larav", and "larrva". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "leva", "lava", "lata", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is larva, spelled L-A-R-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    embrião que se torna livre abandonando normalmente os invólucros ovulares ou o organismo progenitor

This word in other languages

larva(English)larva(Español)larve(Français)Larve(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alrva
  • larav
  • larrva
  • larvva
  • llarva
  • lrava

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of larva - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

alrva2larav2larrva1larvva1llarva1lrava2
Edit distance from "larva"

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 "larva"?
"larva" is spelled L-A-R-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is /'lar.va/.
What does "larva" mean?
As a noun, "larva" means: embrião que se torna livre abandonando normalmente os invólucros ovulares ou o organismo progenitor
What words are commonly confused with "larva"?
"larva" is commonly confused with "leva", "lava", "lata". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "larva"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "larva" is /'lar.va/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "larva" come from?
"larva" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

homen#35,187munch#35,248fêmur#35,163shade#35,345

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

baila6 variantsÉrica6 variantsavelã6 variantsbless6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list