quantum

/ˈkʷan.tum/

//ˈkʷan.tum// pron

The verdict

“quantum” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #39,411. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,411
frequency rank, Spanish
364
“Q” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ¿Cuánto? ¿qué cantidad?

Corpus desk

Index ES-quantum · quantum · Spanish

quantum · rank #39,411 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,411
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 364
  • PHOTO-FINISH quemadura

Nearest frequency peer: quemadura (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “quantum”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “quantum” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for quantum
PropertyValue
Headwordquantum
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPronoun
IPA/ˈkʷan.tum/
Letters7
Frequency rank#39,411
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “quantum”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.quantumcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “quemadura” (#39,412), “Pyongyang” (#39,409), “quirúrgicos” (#39,413). Entre 364 lemas con “Q”, “quantum” va en #39,411. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around quantum (IPA /ˈkʷan.tum/), apronoun. Corpus frequency is #39,411 among 364 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for quantum, with forms such as "qauntum", "qquantum", and "quanntum". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is quantum, spelled Q-U-A-N-T-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    ¿Cuánto? ¿qué cantidad?
  2. 2
    En genitivo, preguntando por el precio: ¿por cuánto? ¿a qué precio?

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qauntum
  • qquantum
  • quanntum
  • quantmu
  • quanttum
  • quantumm
  • quanutm
  • quatnum
  • qunatum
  • uqantum

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quantum - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

qauntum2qquantum1quanntum1quantmu2quanttum1quantumm1quanutm2quatnum2
Edit distance from "quantum"

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 "quantum"?
"quantum" is spelled Q-U-A-N-T-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkʷan.tum/.
What does "quantum" mean?
As a pronoun, "quantum" means: ¿Cuánto? ¿qué cantidad?
What are common misspellings of "quantum"?
Common misspellings include "qauntum", "qquantum", "quanntum", "quantmu", "quanttum". The correct spelling is "quantum".
How do you pronounce "quantum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quantum" is /ˈkʷan.tum/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quantum" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list