quem
/ˈkɐ̃j̃/
The verdict
“quem” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #68. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #68
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 129
- “Q” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pronome que se refere a uma ou mais pessoas
Corpus desk
Index PT-quem · quem · Portuguese
quem · rank #68 · 5 variants · 13 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #68
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 129
- PHOTO-FINISH todos
Nearest frequency peer: todos (-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.
Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “quem”
Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho
- minha
minha
99,936 corpus weight
- todos
todos
99,934 corpus weight
- quem
quem
99,933 corpus weight
- sem
sem
99,932 corpus weight
- agora
agora
99,931 corpus weight
- entre
entre
99,930 corpus weight
What this shows “quem” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quem |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Pronoun |
| IPA | /ˈkɐ̃j̃/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #68 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequência do íman ortográfico “quem”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around quem (IPA /ˈkɐ̃j̃/), apronoun. Corpus frequency is #68 among 129 “Q” headwords. Dominant gloss: "pronome que se refere a uma ou mais pessoas".
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for quem, with forms such as "qeum", "qquem", and "quemm". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "qui", "quer", "quis", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is quem, spelled Q-U-E-M.
Definition
- 1pronome que se refere a uma ou mais pessoas
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- qeum
- qquem
- quemm
- qume
- uqem
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quem - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).