horqueta
[oɾˈket̪a]
The verdict
“horqueta” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #90,999 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #90,999
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Palo de dos puntas para sostener las ramas de los árboles.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | horqueta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [oɾˈket̪a] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #90,999 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “horqueta” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for horqueta is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [oɾˈket̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #90,999 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for horqueta in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is horqueta, spelled H-O-R-Q-U-E-T-A.
Definition
- 1Palo de dos puntas para sostener las ramas de los árboles.
- 2La horquilla de madera que en las cofas sirve para desatracar los brandales.
- 3Cada una de las varengas de los extremos de popa.
- 4Herramienta formada por un mango que en un extremo posee dientes, usualmente de hierro, y se utiliza para trasladar paja, estiércol y otros materiales agrícolas o para remover la tierra al cultivar o al cosechar.
- 5Doblete hecho con un peón.
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 “horqueta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-O-R-Q-U-E-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [oɾˈket̪a] (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.