lene
The verdict
“lene” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #74,885 among 1,251 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,885
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,251
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - referido a aquilo que é leve, que é suave, brando, mole ao tacto, o que é agradável, doce, benévolo
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lene |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #74,885 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lene” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lene is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #74,885 among 1,251 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "referido a aquilo que é leve, que é suave, brando, mole ao tacto, o que é agradável, doce, benévolo".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for lene, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 lene, spelled L-E-N-E.
Definition
- 1referido a aquilo que é leve, que é suave, brando, mole ao tacto, o que é agradável, doce, benévolo
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 “lene”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-E-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.