iaque

/ˈja.kɨ/

//ˈja.kɨ// noun

The verdict

“iaque” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #87,402 among 938 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,402
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - herbívoro de pelagem longa encontrado na região do Himalaia (Bos grunniens)

Corpus desk

Index PT-iaque · iaque · Portuguese

iaque · rank #87,402 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,402
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH Iceland

Nearest frequency peer: Iceland (+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 “iaque”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
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)

Cauda longa: rank de “iaque” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.iaquecai 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: “Iceland” (#87,404), “hostilizar” (#87,396), “horizontalidade” (#87,395). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “iaque” fica em #87,402. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

iaque is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #87,402 among 938 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈja.kɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

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?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list