quickly

/ˈkwɪkli/

//ˈkwɪkli// adv

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The verdict

“quickly” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,130 among 274 “Q” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,130
frequency rank, Portuguese
274
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - rapidamente

Key facts for quickly
PropertyValue
Headwordquickly
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/ˈkwɪkli/
Letters7
Frequency rank#69,130
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “quickly” 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). quickly 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

quickly is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,130 among 274 “Q” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˈkwɪkli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "rapidamente".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for quickly, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is quickly, spelled Q-U-I-C-K-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    rapidamente

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 "quickly"?
"quickly" is spelled Q-U-I-C-K-L-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkwɪkli/.
What does "quickly" mean?
As an adverb, "quickly" means: rapidamente
How do you pronounce "quickly"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quickly" is /ˈkwɪkli/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quickly" come from?
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Using “quickly”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is Q-U-I-C-K-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈkwɪkli/ (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