isqueiro

Name: isqueiro, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/iʃ.ˈkɐj.ɾu/

//iʃ.ˈkɐj.ɾu// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“isqueiro” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #22,061. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,061
frequency rank, Portuguese: 938
“I” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - utensílio com torcida humedecida de gasolina ou saída de gás, que se inflama pelo atrito de uma roda dentada sobre uma pedra abrasiva apropriada ou por um inflamador elétrico adequado

Corpus desk

Index PT-isqueiro · isqueiro · Portuguese

isqueiro · rank #22,061 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #22,061
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-MID 10 variants
BOOK-MID 938
PHOTO-FINISH interrompe

Nearest frequency peer: interrompe (-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.

hera

77,956
instituir

77,944
interrompe

77,942
isqueiro

77,940
large

77,931
licor

77,922

What this shows “isqueiro” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Key facts for isqueiro
Property	Value
Headword	isqueiro
Language	Portuguese
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/iʃ.ˈkɐj.ɾu/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#22,061
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “isqueiro”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.isqueirocai aqui:

#22,061

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “interrompe” (#22,059), “instituir” (#22,057), “large” (#22,070). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “isqueiro” fica em #22,061. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around isqueiro (IPA /iʃ.ˈkɐj.ɾu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,061 among 938 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for isqueiro, with forms such as "iqsueiro", "isqeuiro", and "isqqueiro". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is isqueiro, spelled I-S-Q-U-E-I-R-O.

Definition

1
utensílio com torcida humedecida de gasolina ou saída de gás, que se inflama pelo atrito de uma roda dentada sobre uma pedra abrasiva apropriada ou por um inflamador elétrico adequado
2
acendedor a gás ou a electricidade
3
estojo onde antigamente os fumadores traziam a isca e o fuzil

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how isqueiro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

As mãos agitadas procuram o isqueiro antes de acenderem o cigarro.

This word in other languages

lighter(English)encendedor(Español)briquet(Français)Feuerzeug(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

iqsueiro
isqeuiro
isqqueiro
isqueior
isqueirro
isquerio
isquiero
issqueiro
isuqeiro
siqueiro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of isqueiro - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "isqueiro"

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 "isqueiro"?

"isqueiro" is spelled I-S-Q-U-E-I-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /iʃ.ˈkɐj.ɾu/.

What does "isqueiro" mean?

As a noun, "isqueiro" means: utensílio com torcida humedecida de gasolina ou saída de gás, que se inflama pelo atrito de uma roda dentada sobre uma pedra abrasiva apropriada ou por um inflamador elétrico adequado

What are common misspellings of "isqueiro"?

Common misspellings include "iqsueiro", "isqeuiro", "isqqueiro", "isqueior", "isqueirro". The correct spelling is "isqueiro".

How do you pronounce "isqueiro"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "isqueiro" is /iʃ.ˈkɐj.ɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "isqueiro" come from?

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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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Similar misspelling depth

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