rouquenho

adj

The verdict

“rouquenho” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - que apresenta uma voz rouca ou imperceptível.

Corpus desk

Index PT-rouquenho · rouquenho · Portuguese

rouquenho · 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 "R" 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.

Key facts for rouquenho
PropertyValue
Headwordrouquenho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “rouquenho” em português

rouquenhofica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rouquenho is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que apresenta uma voz rouca ou imperceptível.".

Zero misspellings are on record for rouquenho in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is rouquenho, spelled R-O-U-Q-U-E-N-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que apresenta uma voz rouca ou imperceptível.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Tudo rouquenho, distorcido, arrombando os ouvidos, era um curiosidade sem maiores conseqüências.

Synonyms

roufenho

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rouquenho"?
"rouquenho" is spelled R-O-U-Q-U-E-N-H-O.
What does "rouquenho" mean?
As an adjective, "rouquenho" means: que apresenta uma voz rouca ou imperceptível.
What language does "rouquenho" come from?
"rouquenho" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list