para-choque

noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - dispositivo de segurança em automóveis para amortecer choques.

Key facts for para-choque
PropertyValue
Headwordpara-choque
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “para-choque” sits in Portuguese frequency

para-choque falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

para-choque is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dispositivo de segurança em automóveis para amortecer choques.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for para-choque, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 para-choque, spelled P-A-R-A---C-H-O-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    dispositivo de segurança em automóveis para amortecer choques.

This word in other languages

bumper(English)parachoques(Español)pare-chocs(Français)Stoßstange(Deutsch)

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 "para-choque"?
"para-choque" is spelled P-A-R-A---C-H-O-Q-U-E.
What does "para-choque" mean?
As a noun, "para-choque" means: dispositivo de segurança em automóveis para amortecer choques.
What language does "para-choque" come from?
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Using “para-choque”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-A-R-A---C-H-O-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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