quisto

/ˈkis.tu/

//ˈkis.tu// adj

The verdict

“quisto” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #67,078 among 129 “Q” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,078
frequency rank, Portuguese
129
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - querido, estimado

Corpus desk

Index PT-quisto · quisto · Portuguese

quisto · rank #67,078 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,078
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 129
  • PHOTO-FINISH retilíneo

Nearest frequency peer: retilíneo (+21 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 “quisto”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for quisto
PropertyValue
Headwordquisto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈkis.tu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#67,078
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “quisto” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.quistocai 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: “retilíneo” (#67,099), “ripa” (#67,101), “rítmico” (#67,107). Entre 129 lemas com “Q”, “quisto” fica em #67,078. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quisto is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #67,078 among 129 “Q” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈkis.tu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "querido, estimado".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for quisto, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is quisto, spelled Q-U-I-S-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    querido, estimado

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 "quisto"?
"quisto" is spelled Q-U-I-S-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkis.tu/.
What does "quisto" mean?
As an adjective, "quisto" means: querido, estimado
How do you pronounce "quisto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quisto" is /ˈkis.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quisto" come from?
"quisto" 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 "quisto", 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