lexicólogo

noun

The verdict

“lexicólogo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - especialista em lexicologia, ciência que estuda o léxico de uma língua

Key facts for lexicólogo
PropertyValue
Headwordlexicólogo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lexicólogo” sits in Portuguese frequency

lexicólogo falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lexicólogo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "especialista em lexicologia, ciência que estuda o léxico de uma língua".

lexicólogo has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is lexicólogo, spelled L-E-X-I-C-Ó-L-O-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    especialista em lexicologia, ciência que estuda o léxico de uma língua

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lexicólogo"?
"lexicólogo" is spelled L-E-X-I-C-Ó-L-O-G-O.
What does "lexicólogo" mean?
As a noun, "lexicólogo" means: especialista em lexicologia, ciência que estuda o léxico de uma língua
What language does "lexicólogo" come from?
"lexicólogo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “lexicólogo”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-E-X-I-C-Ó-L-O-G-O - 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