michê

noun

The verdict

“michê” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - prostituto ou prostituta

Corpus desk

Index PT-miche · michê · Portuguese

michê · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for michê
PropertyValue
Headwordmichê
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “michê” em português

michêfica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

michê is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for michê, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is michê, spelled M-I-C-H-Ê.

Definition

  1. 1
    prostituto ou prostituta
  2. 2
    homem ou mulher que se entrega à prostituição, atualmente mais relacionado aos homens
  3. 3
    garoto de programa

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Um michê de luxo vive uma sessão sadomasoquista com um dominador que nunca aparece em cena.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "michê"?
"michê" is spelled M-I-C-H-Ê.
What does "michê" mean?
As a noun, "michê" means: prostituto ou prostituta
What language does "michê" come from?
"michê" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list