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LP

Portuguese, noun/ˌɛ.liˈpe/

LP is spelled L-P (2 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 16,472nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). LP is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “LP, long-play (12- or 10-inch 33 rpm vinyl record)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does LP mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineLP, long-play (12- or 10-inch 33 rpm vinyl record)

    Coordinate term: EP /compacto

noun

  1. 1

    feminineinitialism of língua portuguesa

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

abbreviation: 1. língua portuguesa

abbreviation: 1. elepê, long-play

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of LP

  • LPs plural
  • elepê alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce LP?

  • Brazil /ˌɛ.liˈpe/
  • Portugal /ˌɛ.lɨˈpe/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is LP in Portuguese?

LP appears 3.2 times per million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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