sotaque

/su.ˈta.kɨ/

//su.ˈta.kɨ// noun

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The verdict

“sotaque” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,544. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,544
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-sotaque · sotaque · Portuguese

sotaque · rank #8,544 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,544
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH solitário

Nearest frequency peer: solitário (-2 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “sotaque”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “sotaque” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sotaque vs saque
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sotaque
PropertyValue
Headwordsotaque
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/su.ˈta.kɨ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,544
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “sotaque”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “solitário” (#8,542), “setenta” (#8,540), “teologia” (#8,548). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sotaque” fica em #8,544. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around sotaque (IPA /su.ˈta.kɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,544 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for sotaque, with forms such as "ostaque", "soatque", and "sotaqeu". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "saque", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is sotaque, spelled S-O-T-A-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    remoque
  2. 2
    dito picante; picuinha
  3. 3
    modo de entoar as palavras (quando se fala) de um indivíduo ou de uma região

Synonyms

acento

This word in other languages

accent(English)acento(Español)accent(Français)Akzent(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ostaque
  • soatque
  • sotaqeu
  • sotaqque
  • sotauqe
  • sotqaue
  • sottaque
  • ssotaque
  • stoaque

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sotaque - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ostaque2soatque2sotaqeu2sotaqque1sotauqe2sotqaue2sottaque1ssotaque1
Edit distance from "sotaque"

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 "sotaque"?
"sotaque" is spelled S-O-T-A-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is /su.ˈta.kɨ/.
What does "sotaque" mean?
As a noun, "sotaque" means: remoque
What words are commonly confused with "sotaque"?
"sotaque" is commonly confused with "saque". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sotaque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sotaque" is /su.ˈta.kɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sotaque" come from?
"sotaque" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

setenta#8,540vegetal#8,554nojento#8,508condado#8,591

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

dourada9 variantshigiene9 variantsculpar9 variantsamoroso9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list