lentamente

//ˌlẽɲtaˈmẽj̃t͡ʃi// adv

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,646

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

lentamente is anPortugueseadv. It means: de modo lento, com lentidão; vagarosamente Pronounced /ˌlẽɲtaˈmẽj̃t͡ʃi/. It ranks #5,646 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with lindamente.

Key facts for lentamente
PropertyValue
Headwordlentamente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdv
IPA/ˌlẽɲtaˈmẽj̃t͡ʃi/
Letters10
Frequency rank#5,646
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of lentamente in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for lentamente is 10 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌlẽɲtaˈmẽj̃t͡ʃi/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,646 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for lentamente, with forms such as "elntamente", "lenatmente", and "lenntamente". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "lindamente", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is lentamente, spelled L-E-N-T-A-M-E-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    de modo lento, com lentidão; vagarosamente
  2. 2
    de forma pausada, compassada

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: elntamente,lenatmente,lenntamente,lentaemnte,lentamenet,lentamennte,lentamentte,lentametne,lentammente,lentamnete,lentmaente,lenttamente,letnamente,llentamente,lnetamente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for lentamente

Misspelling Variants of "lentamente"

elntamente10lenatmente10lenntamente11lentaemnte10lentamenet10lentamennte11lentamentte11lentametne10
Misspelling Variants of "lentamente"

Frequency rank: #5,646 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lentamente"?
"lentamente" is spelled L-E-N-T-A-M-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌlẽɲtaˈmẽj̃t͡ʃi/.
What does "lentamente" mean?
As an adv, "lentamente" means: de modo lento, com lentidão; vagarosamente
What words are commonly confused with "lentamente"?
"lentamente" is commonly confused with "lindamente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lentamente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lentamente" is /ˌlẽɲtaˈmẽj̃t͡ʃi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lentamente" come from?
"lentamente" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.