leucemia

noun

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The verdict

“leucemia” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,610. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,610
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - neoplasia maligna que atinge o sangue mas que tem origem na medula óssea

Corpus desk

Index PT-leucemia · leucemia · Portuguese

leucemia · rank #15,610 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,610
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH lacuna

Nearest frequency peer: lacuna (-4 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 “leucemia”

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

corpus weight

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

Frequência do íman ortográfico “leucemia”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.leucemiacai 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 “lacuna” (#15,606), “maneiro” (#15,614), “kara” (#15,604). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “leucemia” fica em #15,610. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around leucemia, anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,610 among 581 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how leucemia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Cientistas descobriram uma molécula que pode controlar o desenvolvimento de alguns tipos de leucemia ligados ao cromossomo Philadelphia.

Synonyms

leuquemia

This word in other languages

leukemia(English)leucemia(Español)leucémie(Français)Leukämie(Deutsch)

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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

esfregar#15,571eldorado#15,566prefácio#15,654retenção#15,669

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

capoeira10 variantstolerar10 variantsursinho10 variantsanalogia10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list