quenga

/ˈkẽ.gə/

//ˈkẽ.gə// noun

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The verdict

“quenga” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #90,386 among 129 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,386
frequency rank, Portuguese
129
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vasilha feita de meio coco, depois de retirado o seu miolo (endocarpo)

Corpus desk

Index PT-quenga · quenga · Portuguese

quenga · rank #90,386 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,386
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 129
  • PHOTO-FINISH quati

Nearest frequency peer: quati (-3 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 “quenga”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for quenga
PropertyValue
Headwordquenga
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkẽ.gə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#90,386
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “quenga” em português

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “quati” (#90,383), “politeísmo” (#90,352), “perpendicularmente” (#90,336). Entre 129 lemas com “Q”, “quenga” fica em #90,386. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quenga is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #90,386 among 129 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkẽ.gə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

quenga has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is quenga, spelled Q-U-E-N-G-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    vasilha feita de meio coco, depois de retirado o seu miolo (endocarpo)
  2. 2
    o conteúdo dessa vasilha; quengo
  3. 3
    prostituta, mulher da vida, vadia
  4. 4
    mulher feia, desagradável, grosseira
  5. 5
    guisado de galinha com quiabos

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 "quenga"?
"quenga" is spelled Q-U-E-N-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkẽ.gə/.
What does "quenga" mean?
As a noun, "quenga" means: vasilha feita de meio coco, depois de retirado o seu miolo (endocarpo)
How do you pronounce "quenga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quenga" is /ˈkẽ.gə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quenga" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list