Iquitos
[iˈkit̪os]
The verdict
“Iquitos” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #27,278 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #27,278
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciudad del sector noroccidental del país (Perú), puerto en el río Amazonas capital del departamento de Loreto.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Iquitos |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [iˈkit̪os] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #27,278 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Iquitos” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Iquitos is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [iˈkit̪os]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,278 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ciudad del sector noroccidental del país (Perú), puerto en el río Amazonas capital del departamento de Loreto.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Iquitos, with forms such as "iqiutos", "iqquitos", and "iquiots". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "inquietos", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Iquitos, spelled I-Q-U-I-T-O-S.
Definition
- 1Ciudad del sector noroccidental del país (Perú), puerto en el río Amazonas capital del departamento de Loreto.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: iqiutos,iqquitos,iquiots,iquitoss,iquitso,iquittos,iqutios,iuqitos,qiuitos
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Iquitos - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Iquitos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is I-Q-U-I-T-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [iˈkit̪os] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “inquietos” - see the side-by-side comparison. Iquitos vs inquietos
- 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.