tabique
/tɐ.ˈbi.kɨ/
The verdict
“tabique” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - parede divisória de madeira ou qualquer outro material que não tijolos
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tabique |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /tɐ.ˈbi.kɨ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tabique” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for tabique is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /tɐ.ˈbi.kɨ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tabique, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is tabique, spelled T-A-B-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1parede divisória de madeira ou qualquer outro material que não tijolos
- 2membrana que divide uma cavidade
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.
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Using “tabique”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-A-B-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /tɐ.ˈbi.kɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.