mesquinhez

/mɨʃ.ki.ˈɲeʃ/

//mɨʃ.ki.ˈɲeʃ// noun

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The verdict

“mesquinhez” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #81,457 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#81,457
frequency rank, Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - qualidade de mesquinho

Key facts for mesquinhez
PropertyValue
Headwordmesquinhez
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɨʃ.ki.ˈɲeʃ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#81,457
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mesquinhez” 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). mesquinhez lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for mesquinhez is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /mɨʃ.ki.ˈɲeʃ/. Corpus data places it at rank #81,457 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for mesquinhez in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is mesquinhez, spelled M-E-S-Q-U-I-N-H-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade de mesquinho
  2. 2
    sovinice, avareza
  3. 3
    ato mesquinho

Synonyms

mesquinharia

This word in other languages

miserliness(English)

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 "mesquinhez"?
"mesquinhez" is spelled M-E-S-Q-U-I-N-H-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is /mɨʃ.ki.ˈɲeʃ/.
What does "mesquinhez" mean?
As a noun, "mesquinhez" means: qualidade de mesquinho
How do you pronounce "mesquinhez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mesquinhez" is /mɨʃ.ki.ˈɲeʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mesquinhez" come from?
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Using “mesquinhez”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-E-S-Q-U-I-N-H-E-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /mɨʃ.ki.ˈɲeʃ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list