breque

/ˈbɾɛ.ki/

//ˈbɾɛ.ki// noun

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The verdict

“breque” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #75,350 among 2,073 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,350
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,073
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mecanismo utilizado para diminuir a velocidade de um veículo

Key facts for breque
PropertyValue
Headwordbreque
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɾɛ.ki/
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,350
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “breque” 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). breque lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

breque is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #75,350 among 2,073 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbɾɛ.ki/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for breque in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is breque, spelled B-R-E-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    mecanismo utilizado para diminuir a velocidade de um veículo
  2. 2
    interrupção

Synonyms

freiotravão

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 "breque"?
"breque" is spelled B-R-E-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɾɛ.ki/.
What does "breque" mean?
As a noun, "breque" means: mecanismo utilizado para diminuir a velocidade de um veículo
How do you pronounce "breque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "breque" is /ˈbɾɛ.ki/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "breque" come from?
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Using “breque”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-R-E-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈbɾɛ.ki/ (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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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