ludibriar

/lu.di.ˈbɾjaɾ/

//lu.di.ˈbɾjaɾ// verb

The verdict

“ludibriar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,066 among 581 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,066
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fazer troça de; escarnecer, zombar

Corpus desk

Index PT-ludibriar · ludibriar · Portuguese

ludibriar · rank #61,066 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,066
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH luxação

Nearest frequency peer: luxação (+1 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 “ludibriar”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ludibriar
PropertyValue
Headwordludibriar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/lu.di.ˈbɾjaɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#61,066
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ludibriar” em português

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “luxação” (#61,067), “limo” (#61,061), “lhamas” (#61,057). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “ludibriar” fica em #61,066. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ludibriar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,066 among 581 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /lu.di.ˈbɾjaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for ludibriar in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is ludibriar, spelled L-U-D-I-B-R-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer troça de; escarnecer, zombar
  2. 2
    enganar, evadir, iludir, atraiçoar, embair, lograr

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ludibriar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ludibriou os sacrossantos princípios.
  2. Ludibriou inescrupulosamente seus eleitores.

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 "ludibriar"?
"ludibriar" is spelled L-U-D-I-B-R-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /lu.di.ˈbɾjaɾ/.
What does "ludibriar" mean?
As a verb, "ludibriar" means: fazer troça de; escarnecer, zombar
How do you pronounce "ludibriar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ludibriar" is /lu.di.ˈbɾjaɾ/. 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 "ludibriar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list