unique

/y.nik/

//y.nik// adj

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The verdict

“unique” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #46,605. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,605
frequency rank, Portuguese
147
“U” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - único, exclusivo

Corpus desk

Index PT-unique · unique · Portuguese

unique · rank #46,605 · 7 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #46,605
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 147
  • PHOTO-FINISH ventoinha

Nearest frequency peer: ventoinha (+4 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 “unique”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “unique” 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).

unique vs uísque
67% similar

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

Key facts for unique
PropertyValue
Headwordunique
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/y.nik/
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,605
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “unique”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ventoinha” (#46,609), “vespertino” (#46,610), “visar” (#46,613). Entre 147 lemas com “U”, “unique” fica em #46,605. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around unique (IPA /y.nik/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #46,605 among 147 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "único, exclusivo".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for unique, with forms such as "nuique", "uinque", and "uniqeu". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "uísque", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is unique, spelled U-N-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    único, exclusivo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Selon la Fable, le phénix est unique en son espèce.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nuique
  • uinque
  • uniqeu
  • uniqque
  • uniuqe
  • unnique
  • unqiue

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unique - 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.

nuique2uinque2uniqeu2uniqque1uniuqe2unnique1unqiue2
Edit distance from "unique"

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 "unique"?
"unique" is spelled U-N-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is /y.nik/.
What does "unique" mean?
As an adjective, "unique" means: único, exclusivo
What words are commonly confused with "unique"?
"unique" is commonly confused with "uísque". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unique" is /y.nik/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unique" come from?
"unique" 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 "unique", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

torrar#46,593rookie#46,548reatar#46,531pétala#46,519

Similar misspelling depth

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

visar7 variantstengo7 variantsgrude7 variantsfogaça7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list