moleques

/mo.ˈlɛ.kɪs/

//mo.ˈlɛ.kɪs// noun

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The verdict

“moleques” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #37,016. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,016
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural de moleque

Corpus desk

Index PT-moleques · moleques · Portuguese

moleques · rank #37,016 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #37,016
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH mitigação

Nearest frequency peer: mitigação (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “moleques”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “moleques” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

moleques vs moleque
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for moleques
PropertyValue
Headwordmoleques
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mo.ˈlɛ.kɪs/
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,016
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “moleques”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).molequescai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “mitigação” (#37,014), “morgue” (#37,019), “metaforicamente” (#37,010). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “moleques” fica em #37,016. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around moleques (IPA /mo.ˈlɛ.kɪs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,016 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural de moleque".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for moleques, with forms such as "mloeques", "mmoleques", and "moelques". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "moleque", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is moleques, spelled M-O-L-E-Q-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural de moleque

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mloeques
  • mmoleques
  • moelques
  • moleqeus
  • moleqques
  • molequess
  • molequse
  • moleuqes
  • molleques
  • molqeues
  • omleques

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of moleques - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mloeques2mmoleques1moelques2moleqeus2moleqques1molequess1molequse2moleuqes2
Edit distance from "moleques"

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 "moleques"?
"moleques" is spelled M-O-L-E-Q-U-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /mo.ˈlɛ.kɪs/.
What does "moleques" mean?
As a noun, "moleques" means: plural de moleque
What words are commonly confused with "moleques"?
"moleques" is commonly confused with "moleque". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "moleques"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "moleques" is /mo.ˈlɛ.kɪs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "moleques" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pastagem#37,041Kiribati#36,981pulsação#37,063incisivo#36,953

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

mitigação11 variantsvaselina11 variantsensopado11 variantsacusador11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list