queima

//ˈkɐj.mɐ// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,135

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

queima is aPortuguesenoun. It means: ato ou efeito de queimar Pronounced /ˈkɐj.mɐ/. It ranks #5,135 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with quem and quiçá.

Key facts for queima
PropertyValue
Headwordqueima
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɐj.mɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,135
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of queima in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for queima is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkɐj.mɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,135 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for queima, with forms such as "qeuima", "qqueima", and "queiam". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "quem", "quiçá", "quina", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is queima, spelled Q-U-E-I-M-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de queimar
  2. 2
    incêndio

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: qeuima,qqueima,queiam,queimma,quemia,quiema,uqeima

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for queima

Misspelling Variants of "queima"

qeuima6qqueima7queiam6queimma7quemia6quiema6uqeima6
Misspelling Variants of "queima"

Frequency rank: #5,135 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "queima"?
"queima" is spelled Q-U-E-I-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɐj.mɐ/.
What does "queima" mean?
As a noun, "queima" means: ato ou efeito de queimar
What words are commonly confused with "queima"?
"queima" is commonly confused with "quem", "quiçá", "quina". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "queima"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "queima" is /ˈkɐj.mɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "queima" come from?
"queima" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter Q in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.