libelo

noun

The verdict

“libelo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #82,218 among 1,251 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,218
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,251
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - panfleto

Key facts for libelo
PropertyValue
Headwordlibelo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#82,218
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “libelo” 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). libelo lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

libelo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #82,218 among 1,251 “L” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for libelo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is libelo, spelled L-I-B-E-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    panfleto
  2. 2
    o mesmo que libelo acusatório

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 "libelo"?
"libelo" is spelled L-I-B-E-L-O.
What does "libelo" mean?
As a noun, "libelo" means: panfleto
What language does "libelo" come from?
"libelo" 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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Using “libelo”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-I-B-E-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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