lençol

/lẽ.ˈsɔɫ/

//lẽ.ˈsɔɫ// noun

The verdict

“lençol” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #12,930. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,930
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tipo de roupa de cama

Corpus desk

Index PT-lencol · lençol · Portuguese

lençol · rank #12,930 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,930
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH lendário

Nearest frequency peer: lendário (-1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “lençol”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “lençol” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lençol vs lento
67% similar
lençol vs lenço
83% similar
lençol vs lençóis
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lençol
PropertyValue
Headwordlençol
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/lẽ.ˈsɔɫ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,930
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “lençol”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).lençolcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “lendário” (#12,929), “largada” (#12,928), “louça” (#12,933). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “lençol” fica em #12,930. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around lençol (IPA /lẽ.ˈsɔɫ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,930 among 581 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for lençol, with forms such as "elnçol", "lennçol", and "lenoçl". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "lento", "lenço", "lençóis", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is lençol, spelled L-E-N-Ç-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    tipo de roupa de cama
  2. 2
    lance em que o jogador passa a bola por cima de seu oponente

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elnçol
  • lennçol
  • lenoçl
  • lençlo
  • lençoll
  • leçnol
  • llençol
  • lneçol

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lençol - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

elnçol2lennçol1lenoçl2lençlo2lençoll1leçnol2llençol1lneçol2
Edit distance from "lençol"

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 "lençol"?
"lençol" is spelled L-E-N-Ç-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is /lẽ.ˈsɔɫ/.
What does "lençol" mean?
As a noun, "lençol" means: tipo de roupa de cama
What words are commonly confused with "lençol"?
"lençol" is commonly confused with "lento", "lenço", "lençóis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lençol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lençol" is /lẽ.ˈsɔɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lençol" come from?
"lençol" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list