kite

/kaɪt/

//kaɪt// noun

The verdict

“kite” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #55,058 among 95 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,058
frequency rank, Portuguese
95
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pipa, papagaio, papagaio de papel

Corpus desk

Index PT-kite · kite · Portuguese

kite · rank #55,058 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,058
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 95
  • PHOTO-FINISH kono

Nearest frequency peer: kono (+3 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 “kite”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kite
PropertyValue
Headwordkite
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kaɪt/
Letters4
Frequency rank#55,058
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “kite” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.kitecai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “kono” (#55,061), “lamparina” (#55,065), “irrevogável” (#55,048). Entre 95 lemas com “K”, “kite” fica em #55,058. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kite is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #55,058 among 95 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kaɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

kite doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is kite, spelled K-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    pipa, papagaio, papagaio de papel
  2. 2
    milhafre, milhano

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 "kite"?
"kite" is spelled K-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /kaɪt/.
What does "kite" mean?
As a noun, "kite" means: pipa, papagaio, papagaio de papel
How do you pronounce "kite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kite" is /kaɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kite" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list