ik

/ˈi.kɪ/

//ˈi.kɪ// noun

The verdict

“ik” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #53,358 among 938 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,358
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - indivíduo dos iques, povo que habita as montanhas do nordeste de Uganda, próximo à fronteira com o Quênia

Corpus desk

Index PT-ik · ik · Portuguese

ik · rank #53,358 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,358
  • LEN-SHORT 2 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH implacavelmen…

Nearest frequency peer: implacavelmente (+4 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 “ik”

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

corpus weight

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

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

Cauda longa: rank de “ik” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.ikcai 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: “implacavelmente” (#53,362), “himself” (#53,352), “incontável” (#53,367). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “ik” fica em #53,358. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ik is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #53,358 among 938 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈi.kɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list