aunque
/ˈawŋ.ke/
The verdict
“aunque” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #86,171 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as a conjunction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,171
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4,352
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mesmo se, embora
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aunque |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | /ˈawŋ.ke/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #86,171 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aunque” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
aunque is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #86,171 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as aconjunction, transcribed /ˈawŋ.ke/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mesmo se, embora".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aunque, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is aunque, spelled A-U-N-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1mesmo se, embora
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 “aunque”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-U-N-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈawŋ.ke/ (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.