química

/ˈki.mi.kɐ/

//ˈki.mi.kɐ// noun

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The verdict

“química” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,440. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,440
frequency rank, Portuguese
129
“Q” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ciência que estuda a estrutura das substâncias, suas propriedades e os elementos que as constituem

Corpus desk

Index PT-quimica · química · Portuguese

química · rank #2,440 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,440
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 129
  • PHOTO-FINISH Peru

Nearest frequency peer: Peru (-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 “química”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “química” 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).

química vs quiçá
43% similar

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

Key facts for química
PropertyValue
Headwordquímica
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈki.mi.kɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,440
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “química”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).químicacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Peru” (#2,439), “secretaria” (#2,442), “parceiro” (#2,436). Entre 129 lemas com “Q”, “química” fica em #2,440. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around química (IPA /ˈki.mi.kɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,440 among 129 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for química, with forms such as "qquímica", "qumíica", and "quíimca". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "quiçá", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is química, spelled Q-U-Í-M-I-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ciência que estuda a estrutura das substâncias, suas propriedades e os elementos que as constituem
  2. 2
    tratado (compêndio) desta ciência
  3. 3
    disciplina que ministra o conjunto de conhecimentos relativos a esta ciência
  4. 4
    produto artificial industrial ou seu efeito adicionante ou alterante de características químicas. que traz potencial ou efetivo malefício ou prejuízo ao organismo humano
  5. 5
    algo que contém produto e seu efeito acima citados

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O alemão Gerhard Ertl, 71 anos completados ontem, é o vencedor do Prêmio Nobel de Química de 2007. Seus trabalhos ajudam a explicar desde como a ferrugem surge até o funcionamento do catalisador do carro e, bem longe do chão, como a camada de ozônio é destruída.

This word in other languages

chemistry(English)química(Español)chimie(Français)Chemie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qquímica
  • qumíica
  • quíimca
  • químcia
  • químiac
  • químicca
  • químmica
  • qíumica
  • uqímica

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of química - 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.

qquímica1qumíica2quíimca2químcia2químiac2químicca1químmica1qíumica2
Edit distance from "química"

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 "química"?
"química" is spelled Q-U-Í-M-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈki.mi.kɐ/.
What does "química" mean?
As a noun, "química" means: ciência que estuda a estrutura das substâncias, suas propriedades e os elementos que as constituem
What words are commonly confused with "química"?
"química" is commonly confused with "quiçá". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "química"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "química" is /ˈki.mi.kɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "química" come from?
"química" 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 "química", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

palácio#2,435cérebro#2,471daquela#2,472estreia#2,477

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

salário9 variantsrevisão9 variantscertos9 variantsAntonio9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list