# lateral

> Portuguese word · Adjective · IPA /lɐ.tɨ.ˈɾaɫ/ · frequency rank #4,158

## Definitions
1. que está ao lado ou que a ele se refere
2. marginal, realizado à parte:

## Easily confused with
- **liberal** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/lateral-vs-liberal)
- **literal** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/lateral-vs-literal)
- **later** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/later-vs-lateral)
- **laboral** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/laboral-vs-lateral)

## Common misspellings (10)
`alteral`, `laetral`, `latearl`, `laterall`, `laterla`, `laterral`, `latreal`, `latteral`, `llateral`, `ltaeral`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/lateral