queixar-se
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | queixar-se |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “queixar-se” em português
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
- 1fazer queixa
- 2lamentar-se
- 3ter lesão ou dor em
- 4reclamar de algo, ou alguém
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how queixar-se appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.