quati

noun

The verdict

“quati” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #90,383 among 274 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,383
frequency rank, Portuguese
274
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mamífero carnívoro de focinho comprido

Key facts for quati
PropertyValue
Headwordquati
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#90,383
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “quati” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). quati lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quati is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #90,383 among 274 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mamífero carnívoro de focinho comprido".

quati has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is quati, spelled Q-U-A-T-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    mamífero carnívoro de focinho comprido

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 "quati"?
"quati" is spelled Q-U-A-T-I.
What does "quati" mean?
As a noun, "quati" means: mamífero carnívoro de focinho comprido
What language does "quati" come from?
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Using “quati”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is Q-U-A-T-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list