jak

adv

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The verdict

“jak” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #85,708 among 196 “J” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,708
frequency rank, Portuguese
196
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - como

Corpus desk

Index PT-jak · jak · Portuguese

jak · rank #85,708 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,708
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 196
  • PHOTO-FINISH jandaíra

Nearest frequency peer: jandaíra (+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 “jak”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jak
PropertyValue
Headwordjak
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
Letters3
Frequency rank#85,708
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “jak” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).jakcai 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: “jandaíra” (#85,710), “irrupção” (#85,701), “Kauê” (#85,717). Entre 196 lemas com “J”, “jak” fica em #85,708. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jak is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #85,708 among 196 “J” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for jak, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is jak, spelled J-A-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    como
  2. 2
    como
  3. 3
    como
  4. 4
    que, como
  5. 5
    como

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "Jak se máš?"
  2. "Jak řekli, tak udělali."

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 "jak"?
"jak" is spelled J-A-K.
What does "jak" mean?
As an adverb, "jak" means: como
What language does "jak" come from?
"jak" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wag#85,222odi#84,938hol#86,528kok#86,597

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list