quinella
noun, verb
quinella is spelled Q-U-I-N-E-L-L-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, quinella means “A form of bet in which the bettor predicts the first two finishers in a race, without concern for the order of finishing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of quinella is quinellas.
How many letters and syllables are in quinella?
| Letters | 8: Q-U-I-N-E-L-L-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is quinella?
Quinella appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce quinella?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-quinella.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of quinella
- quinellas plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- quiniela
- quinellaing participle, present
- quinellaed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quinella mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A form of bet in which the bettor predicts the first two finishers in a race, without concern for the order of finishing.
verb
- 1
AustraliaTo have two team members, horses, etc., finish first and second in the same event.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does quinella come from?
From American Spanish quiniela (“sporting bet or pool”); US from 1942.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).