tabique

/tɐ.ˈbi.kɨ/

//tɐ.ˈbi.kɨ// noun

The verdict

“tabique” 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) - parede divisória de madeira ou qualquer outro material que não tijolos

Corpus desk

Index PT-tabique · tabique · Portuguese

tabique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" 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 tabique
PropertyValue
Headwordtabique
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɐ.ˈbi.kɨ/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “tabique” em português

tabiquenão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

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

Rare enough to double-check

tabique is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /tɐ.ˈbi.kɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    parede divisória de madeira ou qualquer outro material que não tijolos
  2. 2
    membrana que divide uma cavidade

Synonyms

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 "tabique"?
"tabique" is spelled T-A-B-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is /tɐ.ˈbi.kɨ/.
What does "tabique" mean?
As a noun, "tabique" means: parede divisória de madeira ou qualquer outro material que não tijolos
How do you pronounce "tabique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tabique" is /tɐ.ˈbi.kɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tabique" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list