chique

/ˈʃi.kɨ/

//ˈʃi.kɨ// adj

The verdict

“chique” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #10,853. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,853
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - elegante, bem vestido, alinhado

Corpus desk

Index PT-chique · chique · Portuguese

chique · rank #10,853 · 8 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,853
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH centenário

Nearest frequency peer: centenário (-1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “chique”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “chique” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

chique vs coque
67% similar
chique vs clique
83% similar
chique vs choque
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for chique
PropertyValue
Headwordchique
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈʃi.kɨ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,853
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “chique”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).chiquecai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “centenário” (#10,852), “class” (#10,854), “celebridade” (#10,851). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “chique” fica em #10,853. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around chique (IPA /ˈʃi.kɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,853 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "elegante, bem vestido, alinhado".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for chique, with forms such as "cchique", "chhique", and "chiqeu". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "coque", "clique", "choque", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 chique, spelled C-H-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    elegante, bem vestido, alinhado

Antonyms

bregacafona

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchique
  • chhique
  • chiqeu
  • chiqque
  • chiuqe
  • chqiue
  • cihque
  • hcique

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chique - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cchique1chhique1chiqeu2chiqque1chiuqe2chqiue2cihque2hcique2
Edit distance from "chique"

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 "chique"?
"chique" is spelled C-H-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʃi.kɨ/.
What does "chique" mean?
As an adjective, "chique" means: elegante, bem vestido, alinhado
What words are commonly confused with "chique"?
"chique" is commonly confused with "coque", "clique", "choque". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chique" is /ˈʃi.kɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chique" come from?
"chique" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chique", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list