pequeno
/pɨ.ˈke.nu/
The verdict
“pequeno” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #728 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #728
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - relativo ao tamanho reduzido de um ser vivo ou objeto
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pequeno |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /pɨ.ˈke.nu/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #728 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pequeno” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for pequeno is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɨ.ˈke.nu/. Corpus data places it at rank #728 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for pequeno, with forms such as "epqueno", "peqeuno", and "peqqueno". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "peruano", "pequena", "pequenino", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is pequeno, spelled P-E-Q-U-E-N-O.
Definition
- 1relativo ao tamanho reduzido de um ser vivo ou objeto
- 2de pouco valor; de pouca monta
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epqueno,peqeuno,peqqueno,pequenno,pequeon,pequneo,peuqeno,ppequeno,pqeueno
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pequeno - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “pequeno”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-E-Q-U-E-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɨ.ˈke.nu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “peruano” - see the side-by-side comparison. pequeno vs peruano
- 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.