lombriga

/lõ.ˈbɾi.ɡɐ/

//lõ.ˈbɾi.ɡɐ// noun

The verdict

“lombriga” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #71,123 among 581 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,123
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verme nematelminto da espécie Ascaris lumbricoides, que parasita o intestino humano

Corpus desk

Index PT-lombriga · lombriga · Portuguese

lombriga · rank #71,123 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,123
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH lufada

Nearest frequency peer: lufada (+3 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 “lombriga”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lombriga
PropertyValue
Headwordlombriga
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/lõ.ˈbɾi.ɡɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#71,123
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “lombriga” em português

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “lufada” (#71,126), “Macedonia” (#71,134), “Mandarin” (#71,142). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “lombriga” fica em #71,123. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lombriga is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #71,123 among 581 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /lõ.ˈbɾi.ɡɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "verme nematelminto da espécie Ascaris lumbricoides, que parasita o intestino humano".

lombriga doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is lombriga, spelled L-O-M-B-R-I-G-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    verme nematelminto da espécie Ascaris lumbricoides, que parasita o intestino humano

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 "lombriga"?
"lombriga" is spelled L-O-M-B-R-I-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is /lõ.ˈbɾi.ɡɐ/.
What does "lombriga" mean?
As a noun, "lombriga" means: verme nematelminto da espécie Ascaris lumbricoides, que parasita o intestino humano
How do you pronounce "lombriga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lombriga" is /lõ.ˈbɾi.ɡɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lombriga", 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