loro

/ˈlo.ɾʊ/

//ˈlo.ɾʊ// noun

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The verdict

“loro” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #56,823 among 1,251 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,823
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,251
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - correia dupla que vai afivelada à sela ou selim para dar sustentação ao estribo

Key facts for loro
PropertyValue
Headwordloro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈlo.ɾʊ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#56,823
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “loro” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). loro lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

loro is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #56,823 among 1,251 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈlo.ɾʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for loro, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is loro, spelled L-O-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    correia dupla que vai afivelada à sela ou selim para dar sustentação ao estribo
  2. 2
    tira de couro macio usada para amarrar objetos ou pequenos animais
  3. 3
    região compreendida entre a base do bico e os olhos nas aves
  4. 4
    peça bucal de alguns insetos

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 "loro"?
"loro" is spelled L-O-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlo.ɾʊ/.
What does "loro" mean?
As a noun, "loro" means: correia dupla que vai afivelada à sela ou selim para dar sustentação ao estribo
How do you pronounce "loro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "loro" is /ˈlo.ɾʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "loro" come from?
"loro" 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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Using “loro”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-O-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈlo.ɾʊ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list