choque
Portuguese, noun/ˈʃɔ.ki/
choque is spelled C-H-O-Q-U-E (6 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,999th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Choque is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “collision, shock (sudden, heavy impact)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of chocar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “colisão”.
What does choque mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecollision, shock (sudden, heavy impact)
- 2
masculineshock (something so surprising that it is stunning)
- 3
masculineelectric shock (sudden burst of electric energy through something or someone)
- 4
masculinecirculatory shock (inability of the circulatory system to supply enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements)
- 5
masculinea collision of troops
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. colisão 2. encontro entre tropas inimigas 3. descarga elétrica 4. combate
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of choque
- choques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce choque?
- Brazil /ˈʃɔ.ki/
- Portugal /ˈʃɔ.kɨ/
- Portugal /ˈt͡ʃɔ.kɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to choque
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is choque in Portuguese?
choque appears 30 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).