iaque

/ˈja.kɨ/

//ˈja.kɨ// noun

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The verdict

“iaque” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #87,402 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#87,402
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - herbívoro de pelagem longa encontrado na região do Himalaia (Bos grunniens)

Key facts for iaque
PropertyValue
Headwordiaque
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈja.kɨ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#87,402
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “iaque” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). iaque lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for iaque is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈja.kɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #87,402 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "herbívoro de pelagem longa encontrado na região do Himalaia (Bos grunniens)".

iaque has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is iaque, spelled I-A-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    herbívoro de pelagem longa encontrado na região do Himalaia (Bos grunniens)

This word in other languages

yak(English)yack(Français)Yak(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 "iaque"?
"iaque" is spelled I-A-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈja.kɨ/.
What does "iaque" mean?
As a noun, "iaque" means: herbívoro de pelagem longa encontrado na região do Himalaia (Bos grunniens)
How do you pronounce "iaque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "iaque" is /ˈja.kɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "iaque" come from?
"iaque" 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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Using “iaque”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-A-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈja.kɨ/ (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