queixar-se

verb

The verdict

“queixar-se” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fazer queixa

Corpus desk

Index PT-queixar-se · queixar-se · Portuguese

queixar-se · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Q" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for queixar-se
PropertyValue
Headwordqueixar-se
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “queixar-se” em português

queixar-senão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

queixar-se is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for queixar-se, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is queixar-se, spelled Q-U-E-I-X-A-R---S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer queixa
  2. 2
    lamentar-se
  3. 3
    ter lesão ou dor em
  4. 4
    reclamar de algo, ou alguém

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O prédio queixa-se frequentemente deste vizinho.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "queixar-se"?
"queixar-se" is spelled Q-U-E-I-X-A-R---S-E.
What does "queixar-se" mean?
As a verb, "queixar-se" means: fazer queixa
What language does "queixar-se" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list