rosquinha

/ʁosˈkĩ.ɲɐ/

//ʁosˈkĩ.ɲɐ// noun

The verdict

“rosquinha” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #54,650 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,650
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pequeno bolo em forma de rosca (mais precisamente de toro)

Corpus desk

Index PT-rosquinha · rosquinha · Portuguese

rosquinha · rank #54,650 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,650
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH sanguessuga

Nearest frequency peer: sanguessuga (+4 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 “rosquinha”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rosquinha
PropertyValue
Headwordrosquinha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʁosˈkĩ.ɲɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#54,650
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “rosquinha” em português

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “sanguessuga” (#54,654), “respetivo” (#54,645), “satoshi” (#54,657). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “rosquinha” fica em #54,650. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rosquinha is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #54,650 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʁosˈkĩ.ɲɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pequeno bolo em forma de rosca (mais precisamente de toro)".

Zero misspellings are on record for rosquinha in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is rosquinha, spelled R-O-S-Q-U-I-N-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    pequeno bolo em forma de rosca (mais precisamente de toro)

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 "rosquinha"?
"rosquinha" is spelled R-O-S-Q-U-I-N-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ʁosˈkĩ.ɲɐ/.
What does "rosquinha" mean?
As a noun, "rosquinha" means: pequeno bolo em forma de rosca (mais precisamente de toro)
How do you pronounce "rosquinha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rosquinha" is /ʁosˈkĩ.ɲɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rosquinha" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list