corriqueiro

/ku.Ri.ˈkɐj.ɾu/

//ku.Ri.ˈkɐj.ɾu// adj

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The verdict

“corriqueiro” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #70,162 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,162
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - comum, usual

Corpus desk

Index PT-corriqueiro · corriqueiro · Portuguese

corriqueiro · rank #70,162 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,162
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH copiadora

Nearest frequency peer: copiadora (-5 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “corriqueiro”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “corriqueiro” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for corriqueiro
PropertyValue
Headwordcorriqueiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ku.Ri.ˈkɐj.ɾu/
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,162
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “corriqueiro” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).corriqueirocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “copiadora” (#70,157), “cuspo” (#70,173), “cárter” (#70,174). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “corriqueiro” fica em #70,162. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

corriqueiro is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #70,162 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ku.Ri.ˈkɐj.ɾu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "comum, usual".

No generated misspelling entries exist for corriqueiro in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is corriqueiro, spelled C-O-R-R-I-Q-U-E-I-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    comum, usual

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how corriqueiro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Em qualquer sociedade democrática, a convivência com a liberdade da imprensa é algo normal e corriqueiro.

This word in other languages

everyday(English)habitual(Español)alltäglich(Deutsch)

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 "corriqueiro"?
"corriqueiro" is spelled C-O-R-R-I-Q-U-E-I-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ku.Ri.ˈkɐj.ɾu/.
What does "corriqueiro" mean?
As an adjective, "corriqueiro" means: comum, usual
How do you pronounce "corriqueiro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corriqueiro" is /ku.Ri.ˈkɐj.ɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "corriqueiro" come from?
"corriqueiro" 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 "corriqueiro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

congruência#70,148castanheiro#70,116amedrontado#70,034ventríloquo#69,965

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list