querer

/kɨ.ˈɾeɾ/

//kɨ.ˈɾeɾ// verb

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The verdict

“querer” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,021. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,021
frequency rank, Portuguese
129
“Q” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sentir vontade de

Corpus desk

Index PT-querer · querer · Portuguese

querer · rank #1,021 · 8 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,021
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 129
  • PHOTO-FINISH preso

Nearest frequency peer: preso (-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 “querer”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “querer” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

querer vs queres
83% similar
querer vs quer
67% similar
querer vs queen
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for querer
PropertyValue
Headwordquerer
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kɨ.ˈɾeɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,021
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “querer”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.querercai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “preso” (#1,020), “perfil” (#1,018), “verão” (#1,024). Entre 129 lemas com “Q”, “querer” fica em #1,021. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around querer (IPA /kɨ.ˈɾeɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,021 among 129 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for querer, with forms such as "qeurer", "qquerer", and "queerr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "queres", "quer", "queen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is querer, spelled Q-U-E-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    sentir vontade de
  2. 2
    ambicionar
  3. 3
    tencionar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how querer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O executivo diz querer recuperar na Printemps o glamour que as lojas de departamentos tinham no século 19 e início do século 20.

This word in other languages

want(English)querer(Español)vouloir(Français)wollen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qeurer
  • qquerer
  • queerr
  • quererr
  • querre
  • querrer
  • qureer
  • uqerer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of querer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

qeurer2qquerer1queerr2quererr1querre2querrer1qureer2uqerer2
Edit distance from "querer"

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 "querer"?
"querer" is spelled Q-U-E-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kɨ.ˈɾeɾ/.
What does "querer" mean?
As a verb, "querer" means: sentir vontade de
What words are commonly confused with "querer"?
"querer" is commonly confused with "queres", "quer", "queen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "querer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "querer" is /kɨ.ˈɾeɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "querer" come from?
"querer" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

perfil#1,018metade#1,016menina#1,015medida#1,014

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

França8 variantsperdeu8 variantsparque8 variantsreunião8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list