lasso
/ˈla.su/
The verdict
“lasso” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #92,053 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #92,053
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - cansado, gasto
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lasso |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈla.su/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #92,053 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lasso” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for lasso is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈla.su/. Corpus data places it at rank #92,053 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
lasso doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is lasso, spelled L-A-S-S-O.
Definition
- 1cansado, gasto
- 2frouxo
- 3licencioso, dissoluto, devasso
- 4que está no aborrecimento
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.
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Using “lasso”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-A-S-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈla.su/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.