libélula
/li.ˈbɛ.lu.lɐ/
The verdict
“libélula” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #56,231 among 1,251 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,231
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,251
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - designação comum para várias espécies de insetos carnívoros da ordem dos odonatos que, na forma adulta, são dotados cabeças arredondadas com dois grandes olhos, de abdome fino e asas membranosas tr...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | libélula |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /li.ˈbɛ.lu.lɐ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #56,231 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “libélula” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
libélula is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #56,231 among 1,251 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /li.ˈbɛ.lu.lɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "designação comum para várias espécies de insetos carnívoros da ordem dos odonatos que, na forma adulta, são dotados cabeças arredondadas com dois grandes olhos, de abdome fino e asas membranosas tr...".
Zero misspellings are on record for libélula in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is libélula, spelled L-I-B-É-L-U-L-A.
Definition
- 1designação comum para várias espécies de insetos carnívoros da ordem dos odonatos que, na forma adulta, são dotados cabeças arredondadas com dois grandes olhos, de abdome fino e asas membranosas transparentes que, ao contrário de sua parenta formiga-leão, tem a fase larval na água, período em que são bastante vorazes; o que a difere de outros insetos similares, como a donzelinha, é o fato de suas asas, quando em repouso, ficarem perpendiculares ao corpo
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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.
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Using “libélula”
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- The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-I-B-É-L-U-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /li.ˈbɛ.lu.lɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.