tanque
/ˈtɐ̃.kɨ/
The verdict
“tanque” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,349. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #6,349
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 917
- “T” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - carro de guerra, blindado e armado
Corpus desk
Index PT-tanque · tanque · Portuguese
tanque · rank #6,349 · 8 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #6,349
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 917
- PHOTO-FINISH tatuagem
Nearest frequency peer: tatuagem (+1 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “tanque”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- quartel
quartel
93,659 corpus weight
- quintal
quintal
93,658 corpus weight
- tanque
tanque
93,652 corpus weight
- tatuagem
tatuagem
93,651 corpus weight
- tomo
tomo
93,649 corpus weight
- trato
trato
93,647 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “tanque” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tanque |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtɐ̃.kɨ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #6,349 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tanque” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around tanque (IPA /ˈtɐ̃.kɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,349 among 917 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for tanque, with forms such as "atnque", "tannque", and "tanqeu". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "toque", "tique", "truque", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is tanque, spelled T-A-N-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1carro de guerra, blindado e armado
- 2chafariz
- 3qualquer reservatório para conter líquidos
- 4açude; lagoa
- 5espécie de pia para lavar roupas
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- atnque
- tannque
- tanqeu
- tanqque
- tanuqe
- taqnue
- tnaque
- ttanque
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tanque - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tanque", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "tanque". Here's where to go from here.
- "tanque" maps to 3 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "toque". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #6,349 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "T" letter cohort. T–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.