boquinha

noun

The verdict

“boquinha” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #32,484. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,484
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,073
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - refeição que não é muito grande e que não se demora muito para se consumir

Key facts for boquinha
PropertyValue
Headwordboquinha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#32,484
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “boquinha” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). boquinha lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around boquinha, anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,484 among 2,073 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "refeição que não é muito grande e que não se demora muito para se consumir".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for boquinha, with forms such as "bboquinha", "boqiunha", and "boqquinha". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is boquinha, spelled B-O-Q-U-I-N-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    refeição que não é muito grande e que não se demora muito para se consumir

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bboquinha
  • boqiunha
  • boqquinha
  • boquihna
  • boquinah
  • boquinhha
  • boquinnha
  • boquniha
  • bouqinha
  • bqouinha
  • obquinha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of boquinha - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bboquinha1boqiunha2boqquinha1boquihna2boquinah2boquinhha1boquinnha1boquniha2
Edit distance from "boquinha"

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 "boquinha"?
"boquinha" is spelled B-O-Q-U-I-N-H-A.
What does "boquinha" mean?
As a noun, "boquinha" means: refeição que não é muito grande e que não se demora muito para se consumir
What are common misspellings of "boquinha"?
Common misspellings include "bboquinha", "boqiunha", "boqquinha", "boquihna", "boquinah". The correct spelling is "boquinha".
What language does "boquinha" come from?
"boquinha" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “boquinha”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-O-Q-U-I-N-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list