quinhão

/ki.ˈɲɐ̃w̃/

//ki.ˈɲɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“quinhão” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #57,545 among 129 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,545
frequency rank, Portuguese
129
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o que cabe ou deveria caber a uma pessoa ou coisa

Corpus desk

Index PT-quinhao · quinhão · Portuguese

quinhão · rank #57,545 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,545
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 129
  • PHOTO-FINISH presidenciável

Nearest frequency peer: presidenciável (-20 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 “quinhão”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for quinhão
PropertyValue
Headwordquinhão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ki.ˈɲɐ̃w̃/
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,545
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “quinhão” em português

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “presidenciável” (#57,525), “predestinação” (#57,522), “poro” (#57,519). Entre 129 lemas com “Q”, “quinhão” fica em #57,545. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quinhão is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #57,545 among 129 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ki.ˈɲɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for quinhão, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is quinhão, spelled Q-U-I-N-H-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    o que cabe ou deveria caber a uma pessoa ou coisa
  2. 2
    parte que cabe a cada pessoa, na divisão de um todo (objeto, propriedade, direito, herança, etc.); cota-parte
  3. 3
    peixe que, na partilha, o pescador reserva para seu próprio consumo
  4. 4
    fatalidade a que todos estão sujeitos; sorte, destino
  5. 5
    nas salinas, reunião de trinta meios

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A natureza dotou-o do seu quinhão de inteligência.
  2. Ela já teve o seu quinhão de infelicidade na vida.

Synonyms

bandimbocadocontingentecotacota-partedivisãodosedúnialotemontenacadanacoparcelapartepartilhapedaçopitançaporçãoraçãoracharascasesmotocovezdivisão

Antonyms

divisão

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 "quinhão"?
"quinhão" is spelled Q-U-I-N-H-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ki.ˈɲɐ̃w̃/.
What does "quinhão" mean?
As a noun, "quinhão" means: o que cabe ou deveria caber a uma pessoa ou coisa
How do you pronounce "quinhão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quinhão" is /ki.ˈɲɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quinhão" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list