Quito

[ˈkiːto]

/[ˈkiːto]/ name

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The verdict

“Quito” is uncommon German (frequency #57,338 among 216 “Q” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,338
frequency rank, German
216
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hauptstadt von Ecuador

Corpus desk

Index DE-quito · Quito · German

Quito · rank #57,338 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,338
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 216
  • PHOTO-FINISH Quinoa

Nearest frequency peer: Quinoa (-1 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Quito“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Quito“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Quito
PropertyValue
HeadwordQuito
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkiːto]
Letters5
Frequency rank#57,338
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Quito“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Quitofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Quinoa“ (#57,337), „Ramsch“ (#57,339), „quiet“ (#57,336). Unter 216 „Q“-Lemmata liegt „Quito“ bei #57,338. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Quito is uncommon German at frequency #57,338 among 216 “Q” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈkiːto]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hauptstadt von Ecuador".

Zero misspellings are on record for Quito in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Quito, spelled Q-U-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt von Ecuador

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Quito der Kolonialzeit ist in der Altstadt noch zu erkennen.
  2. In der Nähe Quitos gibt es zahlreiche Vulkane, unter anderem den Cotopaxi.

This word in other languages

Quito(Español)Quito(Français)

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Quito"?
"Quito" is spelled Q-U-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkiːto].
What does "Quito" mean?
As a proper noun, "Quito" means: Hauptstadt von Ecuador
How do you pronounce "Quito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Quito" is [ˈkiːto]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Quito" come from?
"Quito" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Quito", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

quiet#57,336Reiki#57,352Ritze#57,364rühmt#57,372

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list