croqueta
[kɾoˈket̪a]
The verdict
“croqueta” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #77,123 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #77,123
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fritura de pollo, jamón u otros ingredientes picados, ligados con bechamel o salsa española y rebozados
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | croqueta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɾoˈket̪a] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #77,123 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “croqueta” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for croqueta is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɾoˈket̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #77,123 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for croqueta in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is croqueta, spelled C-R-O-Q-U-E-T-A.
Definition
- 1Fritura de pollo, jamón u otros ingredientes picados, ligados con bechamel o salsa española y rebozados
- 2Parte superior del cuerpo del ser humano y de algunos animales, que contiene el cerebro, la boca, los ojos, y otros órganos sensoriales.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “croqueta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-R-O-Q-U-E-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kɾoˈket̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.