qual
[ˈkwal]
The verdict
“qual” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #64,891 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #64,891
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Grafía obsoleta de cual.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | qual |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkwal] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #64,891 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “qual” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for qual is 4 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkwal]. Corpus data places it at rank #64,891 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Grafía obsoleta de cual.".
qual doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is qual, spelled Q-U-A-L.
Definition
- 1Grafía obsoleta de cual.
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 “qual”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Q-U-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkwal] (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.