esqui

//is.ˈkiː// noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,109

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

esqui is aPortuguesenoun. It means: prancha fina e alongada que quando calçadas ou acopladas (a um carrinho, por exemplo) ajudam a deslizar sobre a neve, água, grama ou outra superfície lisa Pronounced /is.ˈkiː/. Often confused with esquilo and esquiar.

Key facts for esqui
PropertyValue
Headwordesqui
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/is.ˈkiː/
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,109
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of esqui in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for esqui is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /is.ˈkiː/. Corpus data places it at rank #15,109 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for esqui, with forms such as "eqsui", "esqiu", and "esqqui". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "esquilo", "esquiar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is esqui, spelled E-S-Q-U-I, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    prancha fina e alongada que quando calçadas ou acopladas (a um carrinho, por exemplo) ajudam a deslizar sobre a neve, água, grama ou outra superfície lisa
  2. 2
    esporte praticado com esquis na neve ou água

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eqsui,esqiu,esqqui,essqui,esuqi,sequi

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for esqui

Misspelling Variants of "esqui"

eqsui5esqiu5esqqui6essqui6esuqi5sequi5
Misspelling Variants of "esqui"

Frequency rank: #15,109 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "esqui"?
"esqui" is spelled E-S-Q-U-I. The IPA pronunciation is /is.ˈkiː/.
What does "esqui" mean?
As a noun, "esqui" means: prancha fina e alongada que quando calçadas ou acopladas (a um carrinho, por exemplo) ajudam a deslizar sobre a neve, água, grama ou outra superfície lisa
What words are commonly confused with "esqui"?
"esqui" is commonly confused with "esquilo", "esquiar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "esqui"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esqui" is /is.ˈkiː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esqui" come from?
"esqui" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter E in our Portuguese index:

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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.