cuarcita

[kwaɾˈsit̪a]

/[kwaɾˈsit̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“cuarcita” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,852 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,852
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cuarcita · cuarcita · Spanish

cuarcita · rank #80,852 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,852
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cualesquier

Nearest frequency peer: cualesquier (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “cuarcita”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “cuarcita” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cuarcita
PropertyValue
Headwordcuarcita
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kwaɾˈsit̪a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#80,852
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cuarcita” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cuarcitacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cualesquier” (#80,851), “cuartetas” (#80,853), “cuesten” (#80,854). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cuarcita” va en #80,852. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cuarcita is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,852 among 8,288 “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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list