quilha

/ˈki.ʎɐ/

//ˈki.ʎɐ// noun

The verdict

“quilha” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #59,967 among 129 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,967
frequency rank, Portuguese
129
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - peça de madeira que se estende da popa até à proa na parte inferior dos navios

Corpus desk

Index PT-quilha · quilha · Portuguese

quilha · rank #59,967 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,967
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 129
  • PHOTO-FINISH reencarnar

Nearest frequency peer: reencarnar (+8 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 “quilha”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for quilha
PropertyValue
Headwordquilha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈki.ʎɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,967
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “quilha” em português

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “reencarnar” (#59,975), “primal” (#59,958), “pocilga” (#59,948). Entre 129 lemas com “Q”, “quilha” fica em #59,967. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quilha is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #59,967 among 129 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈki.ʎɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for quilha, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is quilha, spelled Q-U-I-L-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    peça de madeira que se estende da popa até à proa na parte inferior dos navios
  2. 2
    navio

Synonyms

carenacarinaquerena

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 "quilha"?
"quilha" is spelled Q-U-I-L-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈki.ʎɐ/.
What does "quilha" mean?
As a noun, "quilha" means: peça de madeira que se estende da popa até à proa na parte inferior dos navios
How do you pronounce "quilha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quilha" is /ˈki.ʎɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quilha" come from?
"quilha" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list