# porquê

> Portuguese word · Adverb · IPA /puɾ.ˈke/ · frequency rank #2,158

## Definitions
1. por que razão

## Easily confused with
- **porte** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/porque-vs-porte)
- **psique** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/porque-vs-psique)
- **pique** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pique-vs-porque)
- **parque** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/parque-vs-porque)

## Common misspellings (8)
`oprquê`, `poqruê`, `porqquê`, `porqêu`, `porrquê`, `poruqê`, `pporquê`, `proquê`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/porque