# Quixote

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkwɪk.sət/ · frequency rank #31,722

## Definitions
1. One resembling Don Quixote; someone who is chivalrous but idealist.

## Etymology
After Don Quixote.

## Easily confused with
- **quote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quixote-vs-quote)
- **quite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quite-vs-quixote)

## Common misspellings (9)
`qiuxote`, `qquixote`, `quioxte`, `quixoet`, `quixotte`, `quixtoe`, `quixxote`, `quxiote`, `uqixote`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/quixote