lustro
/ˈluʃ.tɾu/
The verdict
“lustro” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #84,861 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #84,861
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - período de cinco anos
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lustro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈluʃ.tɾu/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #84,861 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lustro” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for lustro is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈluʃ.tɾu/. Corpus data places it at rank #84,861 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for lustro in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists 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 lustro, spelled L-U-S-T-R-O.
Definition
- 1período de cinco anos
- 2polimento
- 3lustre
- 4relâmpago, raio
- 5movimento do cardume de sardinha para o fundo do mar, provocado por ser golpeado o casco da embarcação da pesca
Synonyms
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.
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Using “lustro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-U-S-T-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈluʃ.tɾu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.