turquesa
/tuɾ.ˈke.zɐ/
The verdict
“turquesa” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #36,278 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #36,278
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mineral azul ou verde-azulado usado como gema
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | turquesa |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /tuɾ.ˈke.zɐ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #36,278 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “turquesa” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for turquesa is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /tuɾ.ˈke.zɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #36,278 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 generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for turquesa, with forms such as "truquesa", "tturquesa", and "tuqruesa". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is turquesa, spelled T-U-R-Q-U-E-S-A.
Definition
- 1mineral azul ou verde-azulado usado como gema
- 2fosfato básico hidratado de alumínio e cobre
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: truquesa,tturquesa,tuqruesa,turqeusa,turqquesa,turqueas,turquessa,turqusea,turrquesa,turuqesa,utrquesa
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of turquesa - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “turquesa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-U-R-Q-U-E-S-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /tuɾ.ˈke.zɐ/ (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.