Luxembourg

/ˈlug.səmˌbɒˀ/, /ˈlug.səmˌbuɐˀw/

//ˈlug.səmˌbɒˀ/, /ˈlug.səmˌbuɐˀw// noun

The verdict

“Luxembourg” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #95,912 among 581 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,912
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Luxemburgo

Corpus desk

Index PT-luxembourg · Luxembourg · Portuguese

Luxembourg · rank #95,912 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,912
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH lezíria

Nearest frequency peer: lezíria (-13 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 “Luxembourg”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Luxembourg
PropertyValue
HeadwordLuxembourg
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈlug.səmˌbɒˀ/, /ˈlug.səmˌbuɐˀw/
Letters10
Frequency rank#95,912
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “Luxembourg” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).Luxembourgcai 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: “lezíria” (#95,899), “Mangold” (#95,926), “manjerona” (#95,928). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “Luxembourg” fica em #95,912. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Luxembourg is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #95,912 among 581 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈlug.səmˌbɒˀ/, /ˈlug.səmˌbuɐˀw/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Luxembourg has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 Luxembourg, spelled L-U-X-E-M-B-O-U-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Luxemburgo
  2. 2
    Luxemburgo, capital desse país

Synonyms

Storhertugdømmet Luxembourg

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 "Luxembourg"?
"Luxembourg" is spelled L-U-X-E-M-B-O-U-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlug.səmˌbɒˀ/, /ˈlug.səmˌbuɐˀw/.
What does "Luxembourg" mean?
As a noun, "Luxembourg" means: Luxemburgo
How do you pronounce "Luxembourg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Luxembourg" is /ˈlug.səmˌbɒˀ/, /ˈlug.səmˌbuɐˀw/. 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 "Luxembourg", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list