length

/lɛŋ(k)θ/; /lɛnθ/; /leɪŋθ/

//lɛŋ(k)θ/; /lɛnθ/; /leɪŋθ// noun

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The verdict

“length” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #58,030 among 581 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,030
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - comprimento; extensão

Corpus desk

Index PT-length · length · Portuguese

length · rank #58,030 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,030
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lombardia

Nearest frequency peer: Lombardia (+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 “length”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for length
PropertyValue
Headwordlength
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/lɛŋ(k)θ/; /lɛnθ/; /leɪŋθ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#58,030
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “length” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).lengthcai 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: “Lombardia” (#58,035), “Krebs” (#58,020), “koko” (#58,018). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “length” fica em #58,030. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

length is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #58,030 among 581 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /lɛŋ(k)θ/; /lɛnθ/; /leɪŋθ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for length, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is length, spelled L-E-N-G-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    comprimento; extensão
  2. 2
    duração

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 "length"?
"length" is spelled L-E-N-G-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is /lɛŋ(k)θ/; /lɛnθ/; /leɪŋθ/.
What does "length" mean?
As a noun, "length" means: comprimento; extensão
How do you pronounce "length"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "length" is /lɛŋ(k)θ/; /lɛnθ/; /leɪŋθ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "length" come from?
"length" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

fresta#57,944pichar#58,117pontão#58,133esguio#57,914

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list