torniquete
/tuɾ.ni.ˈke.tɨ/
The verdict
“torniquete” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #75,174 among 1,850 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,174
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,850
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - cruz móvel colocada horizontalmente sobre um eixo numa ruma, ou numa entrada, para não deixar passar senão uma pessoa de cada vez
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | torniquete |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /tuɾ.ni.ˈke.tɨ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #75,174 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “torniquete” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
torniquete is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #75,174 among 1,850 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /tuɾ.ni.ˈke.tɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for torniquete, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is torniquete, spelled T-O-R-N-I-Q-U-E-T-E.
Definition
- 1cruz móvel colocada horizontalmente sobre um eixo numa ruma, ou numa entrada, para não deixar passar senão uma pessoa de cada vez
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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.
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Using “torniquete”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-O-R-N-I-Q-U-E-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /tuɾ.ni.ˈke.tɨ/ (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
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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.