lexical

/lɛ.ksi.ˈkaɫ/

//lɛ.ksi.ˈkaɫ// adj

The verdict

“lexical” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,667 among 581 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,667
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo ao léxico

Corpus desk

Index PT-lexical · lexical · Portuguese

lexical · rank #61,667 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,667
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH libro

Nearest frequency peer: libro (+2 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 “lexical”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lexical
PropertyValue
Headwordlexical
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/lɛ.ksi.ˈkaɫ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#61,667
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “lexical” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).lexicalcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “libro” (#61,669), “lavrar” (#61,663), “knot” (#61,657). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “lexical” fica em #61,667. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lexical is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,667 among 581 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /lɛ.ksi.ˈkaɫ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "relativo ao léxico".

lexical has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 lexical, spelled L-E-X-I-C-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo ao léxico

This word in other languages

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 "lexical"?
"lexical" is spelled L-E-X-I-C-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /lɛ.ksi.ˈkaɫ/.
What does "lexical" mean?
As an adjective, "lexical" means: relativo ao léxico
How do you pronounce "lexical"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lexical" is /lɛ.ksi.ˈkaɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list