leche

/ˈletʃe/

//ˈletʃe// noun

The verdict

“leche” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #80,552 among 581 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,552
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-leche · leche · Portuguese

leche · rank #80,552 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,552
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH letão

Nearest frequency peer: letão (+3 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 “leche”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for leche
PropertyValue
Headwordleche
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈletʃe/
Letters5
Frequency rank#80,552
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “leche” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.lechecai 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: “letão” (#80,555), “likely” (#80,560), “magistralmente” (#80,576). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “leche” fica em #80,552. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

leche is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #80,552 among 581 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈletʃe/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for leche, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is leche, spelled L-E-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    leite
  2. 2
    porra; esperma

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. ¿Quiere ahora el agua o la leche?
  2. La leche está fría

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 "leche"?
"leche" is spelled L-E-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈletʃe/.
What does "leche" mean?
As a noun, "leche" means: leite
How do you pronounce "leche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leche" is /ˈletʃe/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leche" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list