cuarcita

[kwaɾˈsit̪a]

/[kwaɾˈsit̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“cuarcita” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,852 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,852
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Roca metamórfica formada exclusivamente por granos de cuarzo, que suele tener un color blanquecino, es muy dura y se usa en las industrias de la construcción y la cerámica.

Key facts for cuarcita
PropertyValue
Headwordcuarcita
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kwaɾˈsit̪a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#80,852
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cuarcita” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cuarcita lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cuarcita is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,852 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kwaɾˈsit̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Roca metamórfica formada exclusivamente por granos de cuarzo, que suele tener un color blanquecino, es muy dura y se usa en las industrias de la construcción y la cerámica.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for cuarcita in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cuarcita, spelled C-U-A-R-C-I-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Roca metamórfica formada exclusivamente por granos de cuarzo, que suele tener un color blanquecino, es muy dura y se usa en las industrias de la construcción y la cerámica.

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 "cuarcita"?
"cuarcita" is spelled C-U-A-R-C-I-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kwaɾˈsit̪a].
What does "cuarcita" mean?
As a noun, "cuarcita" means: Roca metamórfica formada exclusivamente por granos de cuarzo, que suele tener un color blanquecino, es muy dura y se usa en las industrias de la construcción y la cerámica.
How do you pronounce "cuarcita"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuarcita" is [kwaɾˈsit̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuarcita" come from?
"cuarcita" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “cuarcita”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-U-A-R-C-I-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kwaɾˈsit̪a] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list