quibe

/ki.ˈbi/

//ki.ˈbi// noun

The verdict

“quibe” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #74,258 among 129 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,258
frequency rank, Portuguese
129
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - prato típico do Oriente Médio, espécie de bolinho feito de trigo integral, carne moída, hortelã-pimenta, cebola e outros temperos

Corpus desk

Index PT-quibe · quibe · Portuguese

quibe · rank #74,258 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,258
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 129
  • PHOTO-FINISH quattro

Nearest frequency peer: quattro (-2 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 “quibe”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for quibe
PropertyValue
Headwordquibe
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ki.ˈbi/
Letters5
Frequency rank#74,258
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “quibe” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).quibecai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “quattro” (#74,256), “quaternário” (#74,255), “ralador” (#74,264). Entre 129 lemas com “Q”, “quibe” fica em #74,258. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quibe is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #74,258 among 129 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ki.ˈbi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "prato típico do Oriente Médio, espécie de bolinho feito de trigo integral, carne moída, hortelã-pimenta, cebola e outros temperos".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for quibe, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is quibe, spelled Q-U-I-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    prato típico do Oriente Médio, espécie de bolinho feito de trigo integral, carne moída, hortelã-pimenta, cebola e outros temperos

This word in other languages

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 "quibe"?
"quibe" is spelled Q-U-I-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ki.ˈbi/.
What does "quibe" mean?
As a noun, "quibe" means: prato típico do Oriente Médio, espécie de bolinho feito de trigo integral, carne moída, hortelã-pimenta, cebola e outros temperos
How do you pronounce "quibe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quibe" is /ki.ˈbi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quibe" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list