queixos

/ˈkej.ʃus/

//ˈkej.ʃus// noun

The verdict

“queixos” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #86,794 among 129 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,794
frequency rank, Portuguese
129
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - a cara

Corpus desk

Index PT-queixos · queixos · Portuguese

queixos · rank #86,794 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,794
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 129
  • PHOTO-FINISH quadrúpede

Nearest frequency peer: quadrúpede (-1 rank slots)

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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “queixos”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “queixos” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for queixos
PropertyValue
Headwordqueixos
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkej.ʃus/
Letters7
Frequency rank#86,794
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “queixos” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.queixoscai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “quadrúpede” (#86,793), “reaproveitar” (#86,809), “preá” (#86,778). Entre 129 lemas com “Q”, “queixos” fica em #86,794. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

queixos is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #86,794 among 129 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkej.ʃus/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "a cara".

Zero misspellings are on record for queixos in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is queixos, spelled Q-U-E-I-X-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    a cara

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 "queixos"?
"queixos" is spelled Q-U-E-I-X-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkej.ʃus/.
What does "queixos" mean?
As a noun, "queixos" means: a cara
How do you pronounce "queixos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "queixos" is /ˈkej.ʃus/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "queixos" come from?
"queixos" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "queixos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list