paquete
/pɐ.ˈke.tɨ/
The verdict
“paquete” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #56,292 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #56,292
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - navio a vapor
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | paquete |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɐ.ˈke.tɨ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #56,292 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “paquete” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for paquete is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɐ.ˈke.tɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #56,292 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for paquete in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 paquete, spelled P-A-Q-U-E-T-E.
Definition
- 1navio a vapor
- 2pequeno barco de pesca que os pescadores do litoral cearense utilizam para navegar, quando pescam
- 3moço de recados
- 4rapaz ajudante de pastor; menino que afala o gado ou guia a parelha de bois ou vacas que tiram do carro ou de outra apeiragem
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 "paquete"?
What does "paquete" mean?
How do you pronounce "paquete"?
What language does "paquete" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “paquete”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-A-Q-U-E-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɐ.ˈke.tɨ/ (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.