critiqué
[kɾit̪iˈke]
The verdict
“critiqué” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,024 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,024
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de criticar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | critiqué |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kɾit̪iˈke] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #79,024 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “critiqué” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
critiqué is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,024 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kɾit̪iˈke]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de criticar.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for critiqué, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is critiqué, spelled C-R-I-T-I-Q-U-É.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de criticar.
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.
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Using “critiqué”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-R-I-T-I-Q-U-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kɾit̪iˈke] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.