# xeique vs xeque

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### xeique
*noun · frequency rank #40,856*
chefe de tribo árabe

### xeque
*noun · frequency rank #16,204*
chefe beduíno

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/xeique-vs-xeque
