lentilha

/lẽ.ˈti.ʎɐ/

//lẽ.ˈti.ʎɐ// noun

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The verdict

“lentilha” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #63,653 among 581 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,653
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - planta herbácea da família das leguminosas com sementes comestíveis cujo nome científico é Lens culinaris

Corpus desk

Index PT-lentilha · lentilha · Portuguese

lentilha · rank #63,653 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,653
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH maconheiro

Nearest frequency peer: maconheiro (+13 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 “lentilha”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lentilha
PropertyValue
Headwordlentilha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/lẽ.ˈti.ʎɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,653
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “lentilha” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).lentilhacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “maconheiro” (#63,666), “mamografia” (#63,668), “mancar” (#63,669). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “lentilha” fica em #63,653. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lentilha is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #63,653 among 581 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /lẽ.ˈti.ʎɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for lentilha in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is lentilha, spelled L-E-N-T-I-L-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    planta herbácea da família das leguminosas com sementes comestíveis cujo nome científico é Lens culinaris
  2. 2
    lentilheira
  3. 3
    a semente dessa planta
  4. 4
    pústula maligna

This word in other languages

lentil(English)lenteja(Español)lentille(Français)Linse(Deutsch)

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 "lentilha"?
"lentilha" is spelled L-E-N-T-I-L-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /lẽ.ˈti.ʎɐ/.
What does "lentilha" mean?
As a noun, "lentilha" means: planta herbácea da família das leguminosas com sementes comestíveis cujo nome científico é Lens culinaris
How do you pronounce "lentilha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lentilha" is /lẽ.ˈti.ʎɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lentilha" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

matadora#63,680neuronal#63,710obséquio#63,721pavoroso#63,737

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list