quando
[ˈkwãn̪d̪o]
The verdict
“quando” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,867 among 364 “Q” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,867
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 364
- “Q” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grafía obsoleta de cuando.
Corpus desk
Index ES-quando · quando · Spanish
quando · rank #51,867 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,867
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 364
- PHOTO-FINISH pálidas
Nearest frequency peer: pálidas (-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 “quando”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- puntadas
puntadas
48,137 corpus weight
- pálidas
pálidas
48,135 corpus weight
- quando
quando
48,134 corpus weight
- quitate
quitate
48,132 corpus weight
- rabiosos
rabiosos
48,131 corpus weight
- rancheros
rancheros
48,130 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “quando” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quando |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈkwãn̪d̪o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #51,867 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “quando” en español
Rare enough to double-check
quando is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,867 among 364 “Q” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈkwãn̪d̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grafía obsoleta de cuando.".
No misspelling variants are generated for quando in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is quando, spelled Q-U-A-N-D-O.
Definition
- 1Grafía obsoleta de cuando.
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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