tack

/tak:/

//tak:// intj

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The verdict

“tack” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #89,603 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an interjection.

#89,603
frequency rank, Portuguese
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - obrigado, por favor

Key facts for tack
PropertyValue
Headwordtack
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechInterjection
IPA/tak:/
Letters4
Frequency rank#89,603
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tack” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). tack lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for tack is 4 letters long, classified as an interjection, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /tak:/. Corpus data places it at rank #89,603 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. 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 tack, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is tack, spelled T-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    obrigado, por favor
  2. 2
    por favor (pedindo algo)

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 "tack"?
"tack" is spelled T-A-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is /tak:/.
What does "tack" mean?
As an interjection, "tack" means: obrigado, por favor
How do you pronounce "tack"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tack" is /tak:/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tack" come from?
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Using “tack”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-A-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /tak:/ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list