quadrúpede

/kwɐ.ˈdɾu.pɨ.dɨ/

//kwɐ.ˈdɾu.pɨ.dɨ// adj

The verdict

“quadrúpede” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #86,793 among 129 “Q” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,793
frequency rank, Portuguese
129
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que possui quatro pés

Corpus desk

Index PT-quadrupede · quadrúpede · Portuguese

quadrúpede · rank #86,793 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,793
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 129
  • PHOTO-FINISH queixos

Nearest frequency peer: queixos (+1 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “quadrúpede”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “quadrúpede” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for quadrúpede
PropertyValue
Headwordquadrúpede
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/kwɐ.ˈdɾu.pɨ.dɨ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#86,793
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “quadrúpede” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.quadrúpedecai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “queixos” (#86,794), “preá” (#86,778), “reaproveitar” (#86,809). Entre 129 lemas com “Q”, “quadrúpede” fica em #86,793. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quadrúpede is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #86,793 among 129 “Q” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /kwɐ.ˈdɾu.pɨ.dɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que possui quatro pés".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for quadrúpede, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists 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 quadrúpede, spelled Q-U-A-D-R-Ú-P-E-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    que possui quatro pés

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Os restos do dinossauro, quadrúpede e herbívoro, foram localizados em Níger (África).

Synonyms

tetrápode

This word in other languages

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 "quadrúpede"?
"quadrúpede" is spelled Q-U-A-D-R-Ú-P-E-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /kwɐ.ˈdɾu.pɨ.dɨ/.
What does "quadrúpede" mean?
As an adjective, "quadrúpede" means: que possui quatro pés
How do you pronounce "quadrúpede"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quadrúpede" is /kwɐ.ˈdɾu.pɨ.dɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list