querela

/kɨ.ˈɾɛ.lɐ/

//kɨ.ˈɾɛ.lɐ// noun

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The verdict

“querela” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,823 among 274 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,823
frequency rank, Portuguese
274
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - lamentação, expressão de sofrimento; queixa

Key facts for querela
PropertyValue
Headwordquerela
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɨ.ˈɾɛ.lɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,823
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “querela” 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). querela lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

querela is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,823 among 274 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɨ.ˈɾɛ.lɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for querela, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is querela, spelled Q-U-E-R-E-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    lamentação, expressão de sofrimento; queixa
  2. 2
    canto terno ou plangente
  3. 3
    o mesmo que queixa-crime
  4. 4
    conflito de interesses; briga, contenda, pendência
  5. 5
    debate inflamado sobre pontos de vista contrários; altercação, debate, discussão
  6. 6
    desbaste de árvores

Synonyms

desinteligência

Antonyms

desinteligência

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 "querela"?
"querela" is spelled Q-U-E-R-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kɨ.ˈɾɛ.lɐ/.
What does "querela" mean?
As a noun, "querela" means: lamentação, expressão de sofrimento; queixa
How do you pronounce "querela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "querela" is /kɨ.ˈɾɛ.lɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "querela" come from?
"querela" 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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Using “querela”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is Q-U-E-R-E-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kɨ.ˈɾɛ.lɐ/ (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