Laus

[laʊ̯s]

/[laʊ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Laus” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #99,949 among 581 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,949
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - piolho

Corpus desk

Index PT-laus · Laus · Portuguese

Laus · rank #99,949 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,949
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH libação

Nearest frequency peer: libação (+11 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 “Laus”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Laus
PropertyValue
HeadwordLaus
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA[laʊ̯s]
Letters4
Frequency rank#99,949
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “Laus” em português

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “libação” (#99,960), “Ligúria” (#99,964), “liquefação” (#99,970). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “Laus” fica em #99,949. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Laus is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #99,949 among 581 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [laʊ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "piolho".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Laus in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is Laus, spelled L-A-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    piolho

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 "Laus"?
"Laus" is spelled L-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [laʊ̯s].
What does "Laus" mean?
As a noun, "Laus" means: piolho
How do you pronounce "Laus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Laus" is [laʊ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Laus" come from?
"Laus" 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 "Laus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fois#99,784Ende#99,713bunt#99,518turo#99,322

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list