quenga

/ˈkẽ.gə/

//ˈkẽ.gə// noun

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The verdict

“quenga” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #90,386 among 274 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,386
frequency rank, Portuguese
274
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vasilha feita de meio coco, depois de retirado o seu miolo (endocarpo)

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)

Where “quenga” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). quenga lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quenga is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #90,386 among 274 “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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Using “quenga”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is Q-U-E-N-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈkẽ.gə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list