banquete

[bãŋˈket̪e]

/[bãŋˈket̪e]/ noun

The verdict

“banquete” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,078. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,078
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Comida a que concurren muchas personas para celebrar algún acontecimiento.

Corpus desk

Index ES-banquete · banquete · Spanish

banquete · rank #14,078 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,078
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH banana

Nearest frequency peer: banana (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “banquete”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “banquete” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

banquete vs básquet
63% similar
banquete vs boquete
75% similar
banquete vs banquetes
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for banquete
PropertyValue
Headwordbanquete
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bãŋˈket̪e]
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,078
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “banquete”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).banquetecae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “banana” (#14,077), “barbarie” (#14,079), “ballenas” (#14,076). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “banquete” va en #14,078. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around banquete (IPA [bãŋˈket̪e]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,078 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for banquete, with forms such as "abnquete", "bannquete", and "banqeute". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "básquet", "boquete", "banquetes", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is banquete, spelled B-A-N-Q-U-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Comida a que concurren muchas personas para celebrar algún acontecimiento.
  2. 2
    Comida espléndida.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. «El banquete que hizo el cardenal fue generoso en el gasto y prolijo en el tiempo, en que comenzamos a comer a la una y acabamos a las cuatro».
  2. «Mostrábanle el rostro desabrido, decíanle palabras sentidas que le escociesen, despedían con algún buen término a los que venían a la conversación, y, finalmente, usaban los mejores medios y más discretos que podían para evitar semejantes banquetes y juegos, de manera que viniese a entender el disgusto y desabrimiento de los de su casa y que viese claram…

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abnquete
  • bannquete
  • banqeute
  • banqquete
  • banqueet
  • banquette
  • banqutee
  • banuqete
  • baqnuete
  • bbanquete
  • bnaquete
  • vanquete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of banquete - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abnquete2bannquete1banqeute2banqquete1banqueet2banquette1banqutee2banuqete2
Edit distance from "banquete"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "banquete"?
"banquete" is spelled B-A-N-Q-U-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bãŋˈket̪e].
What does "banquete" mean?
As a noun, "banquete" means: Comida a que concurren muchas personas para celebrar algún acontecimiento.
What words are commonly confused with "banquete"?
"banquete" is commonly confused with "básquet", "boquete", "banquetes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "banquete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "banquete" is [bãŋˈket̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "banquete" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list