lighting

/ˈlaɪtɪŋ/

//ˈlaɪtɪŋ// noun

The verdict

“lighting” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,169 among 581 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,169
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-lighting · lighting · Portuguese

lighting · rank #51,169 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,169
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH ledo

Nearest frequency peer: ledo (-6 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 “lighting”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lighting
PropertyValue
Headwordlighting
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈlaɪtɪŋ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,169
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “lighting” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.lightingcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “ledo” (#51,163), “jurássico” (#51,154), “meat” (#51,191). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “lighting” fica em #51,169. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lighting is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,169 among 581 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "iluminação".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lighting, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is lighting, spelled L-I-G-H-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    iluminação

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 "lighting"?
"lighting" is spelled L-I-G-H-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/.
What does "lighting" mean?
As a noun, "lighting" means: iluminação
How do you pronounce "lighting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lighting" is /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lighting" come from?
"lighting" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list