liceu

noun

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The verdict

“liceu” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,710. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,710
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - escola secundária

Corpus desk

Index PT-liceu · liceu · Portuguese

liceu · rank #9,710 · 6 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,710
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH luna

Nearest frequency peer: luna (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “liceu”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “liceu” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

liceu vs lie
60% similar
liceu vs live
60% similar
liceu vs like
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for liceu
PropertyValue
Headwordliceu
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,710
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “liceu”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “luna” (#9,712), “java” (#9,706), “magoar” (#9,717). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “liceu” fica em #9,710. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around liceu, anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,710 among 581 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "escola secundária".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for liceu, with forms such as "ilceu", "lcieu", and "licceu". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "lie", "live", "like", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is liceu, spelled L-I-C-E-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    escola secundária

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how liceu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Conheci os meus melhores amigos quando andávamos juntos no liceu.»

This word in other languages

lyceum(English)liceo(Español)lycée(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilceu
  • lcieu
  • licceu
  • licue
  • liecu
  • lliceu

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of liceu - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ilceu2lcieu2licceu1licue2liecu2lliceu1
Edit distance from "liceu"

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 "liceu"?
"liceu" is spelled L-I-C-E-U.
What does "liceu" mean?
As a noun, "liceu" means: escola secundária
What words are commonly confused with "liceu"?
"liceu" is commonly confused with "lie", "live", "like". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "liceu" come from?
"liceu" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

India#9,700couto#9,650water#9,781afeto#9,612

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

grey6 variantsbank6 variantstrair6 variantstalk6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list