jaqueca
[xaˈkeka]
The verdict
“jaqueca” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,721 among 645 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,721
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 645
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dolor de cabeza intenso, que no se calma con el ácido acetilsalicílico (aspirina) ni otros analgésicos habituales, toma un solo lado de la cabeza y suele acompañarse de náuseas.
Corpus desk
Index ES-jaqueca · jaqueca · Spanish
jaqueca · rank #64,721 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,721
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 645
- PHOTO-FINISH iscariote
Nearest frequency peer: iscariote (-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 “jaqueca”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- irascible
irascible
35,283 corpus weight
- Iribarren
Iribarren
35,282 corpus weight
- iscariote
iscariote
35,281 corpus weight
- jaqueca
jaqueca
35,280 corpus weight
- jarocho
jarocho
35,279 corpus weight
- Jena
Jena
35,278 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “jaqueca” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jaqueca |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [xaˈkeka] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #64,721 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “jaqueca” en español
Rare enough to double-check
jaqueca is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,721 among 645 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [xaˈkeka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dolor de cabeza intenso, que no se calma con el ácido acetilsalicílico (aspirina) ni otros analgésicos habituales, toma un solo lado de la cabeza y suele acompañarse de náuseas.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for jaqueca, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is jaqueca, spelled J-A-Q-U-E-C-A.
Definition
- 1Dolor de cabeza intenso, que no se calma con el ácido acetilsalicílico (aspirina) ni otros analgésicos habituales, toma un solo lado de la cabeza y suele acompañarse de náuseas.
Synonyms
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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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