uísque

/ˈwĩʃ.kɨ/

//ˈwĩʃ.kɨ// noun

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The verdict

“uísque” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #24,815. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,815
frequency rank, Portuguese
147
“U” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nome dado à aguardente de cevada e outros cereais

Corpus desk

Index PT-uisque · uísque · Portuguese

uísque · rank #24,815 · 7 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #24,815
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 147
  • PHOTO-FINISH uruguaios

Nearest frequency peer: uruguaios (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “uísque”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “uísque” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

uísque vs unique
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for uísque
PropertyValue
Headworduísque
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈwĩʃ.kɨ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,815
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “uísque”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).uísquecai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “uruguaios” (#24,814), “transportador” (#24,808), “tolice” (#24,807). Entre 147 lemas com “U”, “uísque” fica em #24,815. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around uísque (IPA /ˈwĩʃ.kɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,815 among 147 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "nome dado à aguardente de cevada e outros cereais".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for uísque, with forms such as "usíque", "uíqsue", and "uísqeu". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "unique", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is uísque, spelled U-Í-S-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    nome dado à aguardente de cevada e outros cereais

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how uísque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Está prevista a redução da gradação alcoólica permitida para motoristas, hoje de 0,5 grau, o equivalente a uma latinha de cerveja ou uma dose de uísque.

This word in other languages

whisky(English)whisky(Español)whisky(Français)Whisky(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • usíque
  • uíqsue
  • uísqeu
  • uísqque
  • uíssque
  • uísuqe
  • íusque

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of uísque - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

usíque2uíqsue2uísqeu2uísqque1uíssque1uísuqe2íusque2
Edit distance from "uísque"

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 "uísque"?
"uísque" is spelled U-Í-S-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwĩʃ.kɨ/.
What does "uísque" mean?
As a noun, "uísque" means: nome dado à aguardente de cevada e outros cereais
What words are commonly confused with "uísque"?
"uísque" is commonly confused with "unique". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "uísque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "uísque" is /ˈwĩʃ.kɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "uísque" come from?
"uísque" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "uísque", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tolice#24,807resina#24,774avaria#24,865lápide#24,705

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list