lemming
Portuguese, noun/ˈlẽ.mĩ/
lemming is spelled L-E-M-M-I-N-G (7 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written Portuguese, the 157,828th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lemming is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “alternative form of lémingue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does lemming mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of lémingue
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of lemming
- lemmings plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lemming?
- Brazil /ˈlẽ.mĩ/
- Portugal /ˈle.min/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is lemming in Portuguese?
lemming appears about once in every 30 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).