maquininha

noun

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The verdict

“maquininha” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #54,516 among 2,261 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,516
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,261
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - máquina de cortar cabelo

Key facts for maquininha
PropertyValue
Headwordmaquininha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#54,516
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “maquininha” 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). maquininha lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maquininha is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #54,516 among 2,261 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

maquininha doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is maquininha, spelled M-A-Q-U-I-N-I-N-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    máquina de cortar cabelo
  2. 2
    dimensão da peça que serve de anteparo posto à máquina de cortar cabelo que limita a altura do cabelo a ser cortado
  3. 3
    altura do corte de cabelo cortado com um anteparo de determinada dimensão em máquina de cortar cabelo
  4. 4
    máquina de cartão de crédito
  5. 5
    aparelho usado para jogo de videobingo

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 "maquininha"?
"maquininha" is spelled M-A-Q-U-I-N-I-N-H-A.
What does "maquininha" mean?
As a noun, "maquininha" means: máquina de cortar cabelo
What language does "maquininha" come from?
"maquininha" 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 “maquininha”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-A-Q-U-I-N-I-N-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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