xeique
The verdict
“xeique” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #40,856 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #40,856
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - chefe de tribo árabe
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 | xeique |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #40,856 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “xeique” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for xeique is 6 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #40,856 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "chefe de tribo árabe".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for xeique, with forms such as "exique", "xeiqeu", and "xeiqque". 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, "xeque", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is xeique, spelled X-E-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1chefe de tribo árabe
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: exique,xeiqeu,xeiqque,xeiuqe,xeqiue,xieque,xxeique
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of xeique - 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.
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 “xeique”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is X-E-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “xeque” - see the side-by-side comparison. xeique vs xeque
- 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.