libreto

/li.ˈbɾe.tu/

//li.ˈbɾe.tu// noun

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The verdict

“libreto” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #78,896 among 581 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,896
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - texto a partir do qual são compostos óperas, oratórios ou cantatas

Corpus desk

Index PT-libreto · libreto · Portuguese

libreto · rank #78,896 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,896
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH lithium

Nearest frequency peer: lithium (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “libreto”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for libreto
PropertyValue
Headwordlibreto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/li.ˈbɾe.tu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#78,896
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “libreto” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).libretocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “lithium” (#78,900), “larica” (#78,887), “laparoscopia” (#78,886). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “libreto” fica em #78,896. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

libreto is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #78,896 among 581 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /li.ˈbɾe.tu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for libreto in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is libreto, spelled L-I-B-R-E-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    texto a partir do qual são compostos óperas, oratórios ou cantatas
  2. 2
    o livro ou o opúsculo que contém esse texto

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 "libreto"?
"libreto" is spelled L-I-B-R-E-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /li.ˈbɾe.tu/.
What does "libreto" mean?
As a noun, "libreto" means: texto a partir do qual são compostos óperas, oratórios ou cantatas
How do you pronounce "libreto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "libreto" is /li.ˈbɾe.tu/. 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 "libreto", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

lithium#78,900folhear#78,754flâmula#78,748pouvoir#79,047

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list