ik

/ˈi.kɪ/

//ˈi.kɪ// noun

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The verdict

“ik” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #53,358 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#53,358
frequency rank, Portuguese
2
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - indivíduo dos iques, povo que habita as montanhas do nordeste de Uganda, próximo à fronteira com o Quênia

Key facts for ik
PropertyValue
Headwordik
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈi.kɪ/
Letters2
Frequency rank#53,358
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ik” 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). ik 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 ik is 2 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈi.kɪ/. Corpus data places it at rank #53,358 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "indivíduo dos iques, povo que habita as montanhas do nordeste de Uganda, próximo à fronteira com o Quênia".

ik has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is ik, spelled I-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    indivíduo dos iques, povo que habita as montanhas do nordeste de Uganda, próximo à fronteira com o Quênia

Synonyms

teuso

This word in other languages

Ik(English)Ik(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 "ik"?
"ik" is spelled I-K. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈi.kɪ/.
What does "ik" mean?
As a noun, "ik" means: indivíduo dos iques, povo que habita as montanhas do nordeste de Uganda, próximo à fronteira com o Quênia
How do you pronounce "ik"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ik" is /ˈi.kɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ik" come from?
"ik" 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 “ik”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈi.kɪ/ (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