pique

/ˈpi.kɨ/

//ˈpi.kɨ// noun

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The verdict

“pique” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #17,105. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,105
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lança de aproximadamente 3 metros, com uma ponta de metal

Corpus desk

Index PT-pique · pique · Portuguese

pique · rank #17,105 · 6 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,105
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH poupa

Nearest frequency peer: poupa (+4 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 “pique”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pique” 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).

pique vs porquê
50% similar
pique vs psique
83% similar
pique vs pie
60% similar

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

Key facts for pique
PropertyValue
Headwordpique
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpi.kɨ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,105
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pique”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.piquecai 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 “poupa” (#17,109), “pendente” (#17,100), “pastel” (#17,097). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pique” fica em #17,105. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around pique (IPA /ˈpi.kɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,105 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for pique, with forms such as "ipque", "piqeu", and "piqque". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "porquê", "psique", "pie", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is pique, spelled P-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    lança de aproximadamente 3 metros, com uma ponta de metal
  2. 2
    brincadeira infantil na qual uma criança corre atrás de outras e tenta pegá-las antes de chegarem a um objetivo
  3. 3
    energia, garra

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how pique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O que não se pode dizer de Jorge Castañeda é que ele tenha perdido o pique e deixado de ser um dos analistas mais afiados das realidades de seu país.

This word in other languages

pike(English)pica(Español)pique(Français)Spieß(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipque
  • piqeu
  • piqque
  • piuqe
  • ppique
  • pqiue

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ipque2piqeu2piqque1piuqe2ppique1pqiue2
Edit distance from "pique"

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 "pique"?
"pique" is spelled P-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpi.kɨ/.
What does "pique" mean?
As a noun, "pique" means: lança de aproximadamente 3 metros, com uma ponta de metal
What words are commonly confused with "pique"?
"pique" is commonly confused with "porquê", "psique", "pie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pique" is /ˈpi.kɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pique" come from?
"pique" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

poupa#17,109raven#17,124ruína#17,138klein#17,060

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

tufão6 variantsdrop6 variantsbarrar6 variantsGuido6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list