qualquer
/kwaw.ˈkɛχ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)
The verdict
“qualquer” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #146 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a pronoun.
- #146
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pronome indefinido variável singular que significa todo ou toda
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | qualquer |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Pronoun |
| IPA | /kwaw.ˈkɛχ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?) |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #146 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “qualquer” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for qualquer is 8 letters long, classified as a pronoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kwaw.ˈkɛχ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?). Corpus data places it at rank #146 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for qualquer, with forms such as "qaulquer", "qqualquer", and "quallquer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is qualquer, spelled Q-U-A-L-Q-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1pronome indefinido variável singular que significa todo ou toda
- 2pessoa ou coisa indeterminada
- 3usado para excluir qualquer dos elementos do conjunto referido pelo substantivo ou pronome a que está ligado; nenhum
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: qaulquer,qqualquer,quallquer,qualqeur,qualqquer,qualquerr,qualqure,qualuqer,quaqluer,qulaquer,uqalquer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of qualquer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “qualquer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is Q-U-A-L-Q-U-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kwaw.ˈkɛχ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?) (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.