xeque

noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,204

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

xeque is aPortuguesenoun. It means: chefe beduíno Often confused with xeique.

Key facts for xeque
PropertyValue
Headwordxeque
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#16,204
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of xeque in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for xeque is 5 letters long, classified as anoun. Corpus data places it at rank #16,204 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for xeque, with forms such as "exque", "xeqeu", and "xeqque". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "xeique", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is xeque, spelled X-E-Q-U-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    chefe beduíno
  2. 2
    soberano, líder, homem mais velho da tribo
  3. 3
    líder espiritual do sufismo
  4. 4
    lance no jogo de xadrez em que o rei está sob ameaça; ver xeque-mate
  5. 5
    risco, perigo, contratempo
  6. 6
    acontecimento parlamentar que envolve perigo para o governo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: exque,xeqeu,xeqque,xeuqe,xqeue,xxeque

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for xeque

Misspelling Variants of "xeque"

exque5xeqeu5xeqque6xeuqe5xqeue5xxeque6
Misspelling Variants of "xeque"

Frequency rank: #16,204 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "xeque"?
"xeque" is spelled X-E-Q-U-E.
What does "xeque" mean?
As a noun, "xeque" means: chefe beduíno
What words are commonly confused with "xeque"?
"xeque" is commonly confused with "xeique". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "xeque" come from?
"xeque" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter X in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.