leporino

/ləpuˈrinu/

//ləpuˈrinu// adj

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The verdict

“leporino” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #88,360 among 1,251 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,360
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,251
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - relativo a lebre

Key facts for leporino
PropertyValue
Headwordleporino
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ləpuˈrinu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#88,360
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “leporino” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). leporino lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

leporino is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #88,360 among 1,251 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ləpuˈrinu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for leporino, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is leporino, spelled L-E-P-O-R-I-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo a lebre
  2. 2
    diz-se do lábio bucal superior com fenda congênita

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 "leporino"?
"leporino" is spelled L-E-P-O-R-I-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ləpuˈrinu/.
What does "leporino" mean?
As an adjective, "leporino" means: relativo a lebre
How do you pronounce "leporino"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leporino" is /ləpuˈrinu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leporino" come from?
"leporino" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “leporino”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-E-P-O-R-I-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ləpuˈrinu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list