croquete

/kɾɔ.ˈkɛ.tɨ/

//kɾɔ.ˈkɛ.tɨ// noun

The verdict

“croquete” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,715 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,715
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bolinho frito feito com carne ou soja moída

Corpus desk

Index PT-croquete · croquete · Portuguese

croquete · rank #64,715 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,715
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cromado

Nearest frequency peer: cromado (-2 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 “croquete”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for croquete
PropertyValue
Headwordcroquete
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɾɔ.ˈkɛ.tɨ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#64,715
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “croquete” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).croquetecai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “cromado” (#64,713), “cêntimo” (#64,723), “cópula” (#64,724). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “croquete” fica em #64,715. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

croquete is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,715 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɾɔ.ˈkɛ.tɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for croquete, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is croquete, spelled C-R-O-Q-U-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    bolinho frito feito com carne ou soja moída
  2. 2
    orgão sexual masculino, pênis

This word in other languages

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 "croquete"?
"croquete" is spelled C-R-O-Q-U-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /kɾɔ.ˈkɛ.tɨ/.
What does "croquete" mean?
As a noun, "croquete" means: bolinho frito feito com carne ou soja moída
How do you pronounce "croquete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "croquete" is /kɾɔ.ˈkɛ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "croquete" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list