lingerie

/'lɐ̃.ʒɨ.ˈɾi'/

//'lɐ̃.ʒɨ.ˈɾi'// noun

The verdict

“lingerie” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,780. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,780
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o mesmo que langerri

Corpus desk

Index PT-lingerie · lingerie · Portuguese

lingerie · rank #13,780 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,780
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH job

Nearest frequency peer: job (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “lingerie”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “lingerie” 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
Key facts for lingerie
PropertyValue
Headwordlingerie
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/'lɐ̃.ʒɨ.ˈɾi'/
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,780
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “lingerie”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “job” (#13,776), “malária” (#13,784), “jacaré” (#13,775). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “lingerie” fica em #13,780. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around lingerie (IPA /'lɐ̃.ʒɨ.ˈɾi'/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,780 among 581 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "o mesmo que langerri".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for lingerie, with forms such as "ilngerie", "lignerie", and "linegrie". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is lingerie, spelled L-I-N-G-E-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    o mesmo que langerri

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilngerie
  • lignerie
  • linegrie
  • lingeire
  • lingerei
  • lingerrie
  • linggerie
  • lingreie
  • linngerie
  • llingerie
  • lnigerie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lingerie - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ilngerie2lignerie2linegrie2lingeire2lingerei2lingerrie1linggerie1lingreie2
Edit distance from "lingerie"

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 "lingerie"?
"lingerie" is spelled L-I-N-G-E-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is /'lɐ̃.ʒɨ.ˈɾi'/.
What does "lingerie" mean?
As a noun, "lingerie" means: o mesmo que langerri
What are common misspellings of "lingerie"?
Common misspellings include "ilngerie", "lignerie", "linegrie", "lingeire", "lingerei". The correct spelling is "lingerie".
How do you pronounce "lingerie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lingerie" is /'lɐ̃.ʒɨ.ˈɾi'/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lingerie" come from?
"lingerie" 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 "lingerie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list