quadra
[ˈkwa.ðra]
The verdict
“quadra” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,858 among 3,200 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,858
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,200
- “Q” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cuadra, caballeriza.
Corpus desk
Index ES-quadra · quadra · Spanish
quadra · rank #74,858 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,858
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,200
- PHOTO-FINISH punitivas
Nearest frequency peer: punitivas (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “quadra”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- puerro
puerro
25,147 corpus weight
- pulsado
pulsado
25,146 corpus weight
- punitivas
punitivas
25,144 corpus weight
- quadra
quadra
25,143 corpus weight
- quatre
quatre
25,142 corpus weight
- quebrantami…
quebrantamiento
25,141 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “quadra” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quadra |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkwa.ðra] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #74,858 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “quadra” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
quadra is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,858 among 3,200 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkwa.ðra]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for quadra in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is quadra, spelled Q-U-A-D-R-A.
Definition
- 1Cuadra, caballeriza.
- 2Cuadrado.
- 3Escuadra.
- 4Cuarto.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how quadra appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Fueron de buen maestro los palaçios sentados, fueron maestramente a quadra compassados; en peña biva fueron los çimientos echados, por agua nin por fuego non serién desatados.
Porque las mujeres sanguineas padescen mestruo en la primera quadra de la luna.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "quadra", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.