ligeireza
/li.ʒɐj.ˈɾe.zɐ/
The verdict
“ligeireza” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #97,899 among 581 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,899
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 581
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - qualidade daquele ou daquilo que é ligeiro
Corpus desk
Index PT-ligeireza · ligeireza · Portuguese
ligeireza · rank #97,899 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,899
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 581
- PHOTO-FINISH lácteo
Nearest frequency peer: lácteo (+9 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 “ligeireza”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- kak
kak
2,133 corpus weight
- Kellner
Kellner
2,130 corpus weight
- ligeireza
ligeireza
2,102 corpus weight
- lácteo
lácteo
2,093 corpus weight
- manes
manes
2,075 corpus weight
- marmeleiro
marmeleiro
2,071 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “ligeireza” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ligeireza |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /li.ʒɐj.ˈɾe.zɐ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #97,899 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “ligeireza” em português
Rare enough to double-check
ligeireza is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #97,899 among 581 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /li.ʒɐj.ˈɾe.zɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for ligeireza in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is ligeireza, spelled L-I-G-E-I-R-E-Z-A.
Definition
- 1qualidade daquele ou daquilo que é ligeiro
- 2brevidade
- 3rapidez
- 4superficialidade
- 5leviandade
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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