quality

/ˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti/

//ˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti// noun

The verdict

“quality” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,834. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,834
frequency rank, Spanish
3,200
“Q” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Calidad.

Key facts for quality
PropertyValue
Headwordquality
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti/
Letters7
Frequency rank#32,834
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “quality” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). quality lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around quality (IPA /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,834 among 3,200 “Q” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Calidad.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for quality, with forms such as "qaulity", "qquality", and "quailty". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is quality, spelled Q-U-A-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Calidad.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qaulity
  • qquality
  • quailty
  • qualitty
  • qualityy
  • qualiyt
  • quallity
  • qualtiy
  • qulaity
  • uqality

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quality - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

qaulity2qquality1quailty2qualitty1qualityy1qualiyt2quallity1qualtiy2
Edit distance from "quality"

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 "quality"?
"quality" is spelled Q-U-A-L-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti/.
What does "quality" mean?
As a noun, "quality" means: Calidad.
What are common misspellings of "quality"?
Common misspellings include "qaulity", "qquality", "quailty", "qualitty", "qualityy". The correct spelling is "quality".
How do you pronounce "quality"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quality" is /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quality" come from?
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Using “quality”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is Q-U-A-L-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list