clique
/ˈkli.kɨ/
The verdict
“clique” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,702 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an interjection.
- #1,702
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - onomatopeia que representa som breve e seco
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | clique |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /ˈkli.kɨ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #1,702 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “clique” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for clique is 6 letters long, classified as an interjection, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkli.kɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,702 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "onomatopeia que representa som breve e seco".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for clique, with forms such as "cclique", "cilque", and "cliqeu". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "coque", "craque", "choque", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is clique, spelled C-L-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1onomatopeia que representa som breve e seco
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cclique,cilque,cliqeu,cliqque,cliuqe,cllique,clqiue,lcique
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of clique - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “clique”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-L-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkli.kɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “coque” - see the side-by-side comparison. clique vs coque
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.