leucemia

noun

The verdict

“leucemia” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #15,610 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#15,610
frequency rank, Portuguese
8
letters
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - neoplasia maligna que atinge o sangue mas que tem origem na medula óssea

Key facts for leucemia
PropertyValue
Headwordleucemia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,610
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “leucemia” 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). leucemia lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for leucemia is 8 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #15,610 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "neoplasia maligna que atinge o sangue mas que tem origem na medula óssea".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for leucemia, with forms such as "elucemia", "lecuemia", and "leuccemia". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is leucemia, spelled L-E-U-C-E-M-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    neoplasia maligna que atinge o sangue mas que tem origem na medula óssea

Synonyms

leuquemia

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: elucemia,lecuemia,leuccemia,leuceima,leucemai,leucemmia,leucmeia,leuecmia,lleucemia,luecemia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of leucemia - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

elucemia2lecuemia2leuccemia1leuceima2leucemai2leucemmia1leucmeia2leuecmia2
Edit distance from "leucemia"

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 "leucemia"?
"leucemia" is spelled L-E-U-C-E-M-I-A.
What does "leucemia" mean?
As a noun, "leucemia" means: neoplasia maligna que atinge o sangue mas que tem origem na medula óssea
What are common misspellings of "leucemia"?
Common misspellings include "elucemia", "lecuemia", "leuccemia", "leuceima", "leucemai". The correct spelling is "leucemia".
What language does "leucemia" come from?
"leucemia" 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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Using “leucemia”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-E-U-C-E-M-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list