lírio

//ˈłirju// noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,381

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

lírio is aPortuguesenoun. It means: nome vulgar de algumas plantas bolbosas ou rizomatosas cultivadas com fins ornamentais Pronounced /ˈłirju/. Often confused with lixo and liso.

Key facts for lírio
PropertyValue
Headwordlírio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈłirju/
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,381
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of lírio in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for lírio is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈłirju/. Corpus data places it at rank #24,381 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for lírio, with forms such as "llírio", "lríio", and "líiro". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "lixo", "liso", "livro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is lírio, spelled L-Í-R-I-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    nome vulgar de algumas plantas bolbosas ou rizomatosas cultivadas com fins ornamentais
  2. 2
    íris-amarelo, Iris pseudacorus
  3. 3
    a flor dessa planta

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: llírio,lríio,líiro,líroi,lírrio,ílrio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for lírio

Misspelling Variants of "lírio"

llírio6lríio5líiro5líroi5lírrio6ílrio5
Misspelling Variants of "lírio"

Frequency rank: #24,381 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lírio"?
"lírio" is spelled L-Í-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈłirju/.
What does "lírio" mean?
As a noun, "lírio" means: nome vulgar de algumas plantas bolbosas ou rizomatosas cultivadas com fins ornamentais
What words are commonly confused with "lírio"?
"lírio" is commonly confused with "lixo", "liso", "livro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lírio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lírio" is /ˈłirju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lírio" come from?
"lírio" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter L in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.