jaqueca
[xaˈkeka]
The verdict
“jaqueca” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,721 among 7,810 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,721
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,810
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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.
| 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) |
Where “jaqueca” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
jaqueca is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,721 among 7,810 “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.
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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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Using “jaqueca”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is J-A-Q-U-E-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [xaˈkeka] (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.