paquete

/pɐ.ˈke.tɨ/

//pɐ.ˈke.tɨ// noun

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

Key facts for paquete
PropertyValue
Headwordpaquete
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɐ.ˈke.tɨ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#56,292
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “paquete” 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). paquete 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 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

  1. 1
    navio a vapor
  2. 2
    pequeno barco de pesca que os pescadores do litoral cearense utilizam para navegar, quando pescam
  3. 3
    moço de recados
  4. 4
    rapaz 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"?
"paquete" is spelled P-A-Q-U-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /pɐ.ˈke.tɨ/.
What does "paquete" mean?
As a noun, "paquete" means: navio a vapor
How do you pronounce "paquete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paquete" is /pɐ.ˈke.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paquete" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list