lascar

verb

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The verdict

“lascar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,266 among 581 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,266
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tirar lasca de algo

Corpus desk

Index PT-lascar · lascar · Portuguese

lascar · rank #52,266 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,266
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH liminarmente

Nearest frequency peer: liminarmente (+8 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 “lascar”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lascar
PropertyValue
Headwordlascar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,266
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “lascar” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.lascarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “liminarmente” (#52,274), “jabuticaba” (#52,249), “magreza” (#52,284). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “lascar” fica em #52,266. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lascar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,266 among 581 “L” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lascar, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is lascar, spelled L-A-S-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    tirar lasca de algo
  2. 2
    se dar mal
  3. 3
    lançar
  4. 4
    ter para si resultado ruim derivado de alguma ação, de um evento, de uma circunstância
  5. 5
    dar (beijo)
  6. 6
    dar (tapa)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O Alvorecer de uma Lágrima Suja
  2. Carlos Gracie o criador de uma dinastia

Synonyms

tascardar-se mal

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 "lascar"?
"lascar" is spelled L-A-S-C-A-R.
What does "lascar" mean?
As a verb, "lascar" means: tirar lasca de algo
What language does "lascar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

hostel#52,221glande#52,196ravina#52,401divine#52,109

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list