Lesoto

/le.ˈzo.tu/

//le.ˈzo.tu// noun

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The verdict

“Lesoto” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #33,489. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,489
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - país africano encravado no interior da África do Sul

Corpus desk

Index PT-lesoto · Lesoto · Portuguese

Lesoto · rank #33,489 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,489
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH liquidez

Nearest frequency peer: liquidez (+3 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “Lesoto”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “Lesoto” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Lesoto vs leto
50% similar
Lesoto vs leste
50% similar
Lesoto vs lesão
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Lesoto
PropertyValue
HeadwordLesoto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/le.ˈzo.tu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#33,489
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “Lesoto”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.Lesotocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “liquidez” (#33,492), “Kenya” (#33,484), “matrimónio” (#33,498). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “Lesoto” fica em #33,489. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Lesoto (IPA /le.ˈzo.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,489 among 581 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "país africano encravado no interior da África do Sul".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lesoto, with forms such as "elsoto", "leosto", and "lesoot". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "leto", "leste", "lesão", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is Lesoto, spelled L-E-S-O-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    país africano encravado no interior da África do Sul

Synonyms

Lessoto

This word in other languages

Lesotho(English)Lesoto(Español)Lesotho(Français)Lesotho(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elsoto
  • leosto
  • lesoot
  • lesotto
  • lessoto
  • lestoo
  • llesoto
  • lseoto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lesoto - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

elsoto2leosto2lesoot2lesotto1lessoto1lestoo2llesoto1lseoto2
Edit distance from "Lesoto"

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 "Lesoto"?
"Lesoto" is spelled L-E-S-O-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /le.ˈzo.tu/.
What does "Lesoto" mean?
As a noun, "Lesoto" means: país africano encravado no interior da África do Sul
What words are commonly confused with "Lesoto"?
"Lesoto" is commonly confused with "leto", "leste", "lesão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lesoto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lesoto" is /le.ˈzo.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lesoto" come from?
"Lesoto" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

olaria#33,520drogar#33,380saciar#33,602termal#33,637

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Wanessa8 variantsacenar8 variantsdelete8 variantssacana8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list