quesadilla
/ˌkeɪ̯səˈdiː(l)jə/
"quesadilla" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“quesadilla” is uncommon English (frequency #64,644 among 2,880 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,644
- frequency rank, English
- 2,880
- “Q” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla with cheese and sometimes other ingredients and then cooking it until the cheese is melted.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quesadilla |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌkeɪ̯səˈdiː(l)jə/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #64,644 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “quesadilla” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
quesadilla is uncommon English at frequency #64,644 among 2,880 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌkeɪ̯səˈdiː(l)jə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
quesadilla doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish quesadilla. [Alt: Slices of a quesadilla piled on top of one another] The correct English form is quesadilla, spelled Q-U-E-S-A-D-I-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1A Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla with cheese and sometimes other ingredients and then cooking it until the cheese is melted.
- 2A Salvadoran pan dulce made with rice flour and queso duro blanco and topped with sesame seeds.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish quesadilla. [Alt: Slices of a quesadilla piled on top of one another]
This word in other languages
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "quesadilla"?
What does "quesadilla" mean?
How do you pronounce "quesadilla"?
What is the origin of the word "quesadilla"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “quesadilla”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is Q-U-E-S-A-D-I-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌkeɪ̯səˈdiː(l)jə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Other uncommon English words near this rank
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.