quai

/ke/

//ke// noun

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The verdict

“quai” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,357 among 364 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,357
frequency rank, Spanish
364
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Andén.

Corpus desk

Index ES-quai · quai · Spanish

quai · rank #71,357 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,357
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 364
  • PHOTO-FINISH púgil

Nearest frequency peer: púgil (-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 “quai”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “quai” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for quai
PropertyValue
Headwordquai
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ke/
Letters4
Frequency rank#71,357
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “quai” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.quaicae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “púgil” (#71,356), “quemaste” (#71,358), “pulverización” (#71,354). Entre 364 lemas con “Q”, “quai” va en #71,357. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quai is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,357 among 364 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ke/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for quai in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is quai, spelled Q-U-A-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Andén.
  2. 2
    Muelle.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quai"?
"quai" is spelled Q-U-A-I. The IPA pronunciation is /ke/.
What does "quai" mean?
As a noun, "quai" means: Andén.
How do you pronounce "quai"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quai" is /ke/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quai" come from?
"quai" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "quai", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

roar#71,404sell#71,428mess#71,226tima#71,495

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list