lei de talião
/ˈlej d͡ʒi ta.liˈɐ̃w̃/ [ˈleɪ̯ d͡ʒi ta.lɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], AFI: /ˈlej d͡ʒi taˈljɐ̃w̃/ [ˈleɪ̯ d͡ʒi taˈljɐ̃ʊ̯̃] (coloquial)
The verdict
“lei de talião” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - o mesmo que pena de talião; princípio legal primitivo que estabelece um castigo igual ao dano causado
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lei de talião |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | /ˈlej d͡ʒi ta.liˈɐ̃w̃/ [ˈleɪ̯ d͡ʒi ta.lɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], AFI: /ˈlej d͡ʒi taˈljɐ̃w̃/ [ˈleɪ̯ d͡ʒi taˈljɐ̃ʊ̯̃] (coloquial) |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lei de talião” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for lei de talião is 13 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈlej d͡ʒi ta.liˈɐ̃w̃/ [ˈleɪ̯ d͡ʒi ta.lɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], AFI: /ˈlej d͡ʒi taˈljɐ̃w̃/ [ˈleɪ̯ d͡ʒi taˈljɐ̃ʊ̯̃] (coloquial). It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
lei de talião doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is lei de talião, spelled L-E-I- -D-E- -T-A-L-I-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1o mesmo que pena de talião; princípio legal primitivo que estabelece um castigo igual ao dano causado
- 2toda lei penal ou castigo cujo teor seja meramente retributivo, como no caso de pena de morte em casos de homicídio
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “lei de talião”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-E-I- -D-E- -T-A-L-I-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈlej d͡ʒi ta.liˈɐ̃w̃/ [ˈleɪ̯ d͡ʒi ta.lɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], AFI: /ˈlej d͡ʒi taˈljɐ̃w̃/ [ˈleɪ̯ d͡ʒi taˈljɐ̃ʊ̯̃] (coloquial) (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.