saqueio
/sɐ.ˈkej.u/
The verdict
“saqueio” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de saquear; roubo mediante o uso de violência
Corpus desk
Index PT-saqueio · saqueio · Portuguese
saqueio · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | saqueio |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /sɐ.ˈkej.u/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “saqueio” em português
Rare enough to double-check
saqueio is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /sɐ.ˈkej.u/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ato ou efeito de saquear; roubo mediante o uso de violência".
No misspelling variants are generated for saqueio in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is saqueio, spelled S-A-Q-U-E-I-O.
Definition
- 1ato ou efeito de saquear; roubo mediante o uso de violência
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.