lençol
/lẽ.ˈsɔɫ/
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
- 1,251
- “L” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tipo de roupa de cama
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lençol |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /lẽ.ˈsɔɫ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #12,930 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lençol” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around lençol (IPA /lẽ.ˈsɔɫ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,930 among 1,251 “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
- 1tipo de roupa de cama
- 2lance 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.
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.
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Using “lençol”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-E-N-Ç-O-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /lẽ.ˈsɔɫ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “lento” - see the side-by-side comparison. lençol vs lento
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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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.