leitoso

/lɐj.ˈto.zu/

//lɐj.ˈto.zu// adj

The verdict

“leitoso” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #55,070 among 581 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,070
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - referente ou que se parece com leite

Corpus desk

Index PT-leitoso · leitoso · Portuguese

leitoso · rank #55,070 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,070
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH lamparina

Nearest frequency peer: lamparina (-5 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 “leitoso”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for leitoso
PropertyValue
Headwordleitoso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/lɐj.ˈto.zu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,070
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “leitoso” em português

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “lamparina” (#55,065), “kono” (#55,061), “kite” (#55,058). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “leitoso” fica em #55,070. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

leitoso is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #55,070 among 581 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /lɐj.ˈto.zu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "referente ou que se parece com leite".

No misspelling variants are generated for leitoso in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is leitoso, spelled L-E-I-T-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    referente ou que se parece com leite

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 "leitoso"?
"leitoso" is spelled L-E-I-T-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is /lɐj.ˈto.zu/.
What does "leitoso" mean?
As an adjective, "leitoso" means: referente ou que se parece com leite
How do you pronounce "leitoso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leitoso" is /lɐj.ˈto.zu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leitoso" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list