xeque
Portuguese, noun/ˈʃɛ.ki/
xeque is spelled X-E-Q-U-E (5 letters) and appears 3.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 16,007th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Xeque is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “check (when the king is directly threatened by an enemy piece)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “chefe beduíno”.
What does xeque mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecheck (when the king is directly threatened by an enemy piece)
- 2
masculinea dangerous situation
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of xeique (“sheikh”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. chefe beduíno 2. soberano, líder, homem mais velho da tribo 3. líder espiritual do sufismo 4. lance no jogo de xadrez em que o rei está sob ameaça; ver xeque-mate
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of xeque
- xeques plural
- xeica feminine
- xeicas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce xeque?
- Brazil /ˈʃɛ.ki/
- Portugal /ˈʃɛ.kɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to xeque
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is xeque in Portuguese?
xeque appears 3.4 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).