colchete

/kowˈʃe.t͡ʃi/ [koʊ̯ˈʃe.t͡ʃi]

//kowˈʃe.t͡ʃi/ [koʊ̯ˈʃe.t͡ʃi]/ noun

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The verdict

“colchete” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - par de peças usadas como fecho de vestuário à guisa de botão, composto por gancho (o macho) e olhal (a fêmea)

Key facts for colchete
PropertyValue
Headwordcolchete
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kowˈʃe.t͡ʃi/ [koʊ̯ˈʃe.t͡ʃi]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “colchete” sits in Portuguese frequency

colchete falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

colchete is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kowˈʃe.t͡ʃi/ [koʊ̯ˈʃe.t͡ʃi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for colchete in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 colchete, spelled C-O-L-C-H-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    par de peças usadas como fecho de vestuário à guisa de botão, composto por gancho (o macho) e olhal (a fêmea)
  2. 2
    gancho duplo com o qual se penduram carnes, em açougues e frigoríficos
  3. 3
    sinal gráfico utilizado na língua escrita, na escrita musical, na matemática e também na informática: [ e ]
  4. 4
    elemento decorativo em pedra representando folhas estilizadas, de uso comum na arquitetura do estilo gótico
  5. 5
    o mesmo que chave
  6. 6
    em carpintaria, peça de apoio para a plaina em forma de cunha
  7. 7
    tipo de fecho em porteiras e cancelas
  8. 8
    tipo de porteira rústica, de arame, que se fecha por colchete
  9. 9
    gancho metálico com que se fixa uma prótese parcial a dente natural

Synonyms

parêntese retocogoilocogulhocrochet

This word in other languages

square bracket(English)corchete(Español)crochet(Français)Krabbe(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "colchete"?
"colchete" is spelled C-O-L-C-H-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /kowˈʃe.t͡ʃi/ [koʊ̯ˈʃe.t͡ʃi].
What does "colchete" mean?
As a noun, "colchete" means: par de peças usadas como fecho de vestuário à guisa de botão, composto por gancho (o macho) e olhal (a fêmea)
How do you pronounce "colchete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colchete" is /kowˈʃe.t͡ʃi/ [koʊ̯ˈʃe.t͡ʃi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "colchete" come from?
"colchete" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “colchete”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-L-C-H-E-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kowˈʃe.t͡ʃi/ [koʊ̯ˈʃe.t͡ʃi] (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
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