quiproquó
/kwi.pɾɔ.ˈkwɔ/
The verdict
“quiproquó” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - engano por se tomar uma coisa por outra
Corpus desk
Index PT-quiproquo · quiproquó · Portuguese
quiproquó · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quiproquó |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kwi.pɾɔ.ˈkwɔ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “quiproquó” em português
Rare enough to double-check
quiproquó is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kwi.pɾɔ.ˈkwɔ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
quiproquó has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is quiproquó, spelled Q-U-I-P-R-O-Q-U-Ó.
Definition
- 1engano por se tomar uma coisa por outra
- 2equívoco de palavras
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.