luge
/ˈlu.ʒi/
The verdict
“luge” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - esporte olímpico de inverno que consiste em descer uma pista de gelo em cima de um trenó. As competições podem ser em duplas ou individual e ganha quem completar o circuito no menos tempo
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | luge |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlu.ʒi/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “luge” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
luge is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈlu.ʒi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
luge doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is luge, spelled L-U-G-E.
Definition
- 1esporte olímpico de inverno que consiste em descer uma pista de gelo em cima de um trenó. As competições podem ser em duplas ou individual e ganha quem completar o circuito no menos tempo
- 2o trenó usado nesse esporte
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “luge”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-U-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈlu.ʒi/ (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
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.