quebrar
[keˈβ̞ɾaɾ]
The verdict
“quebrar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,364. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,364
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,200
- “Q” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Romper una cosa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-quebrar · quebrar · Spanish
quebrar · rank #18,364 · 11 variants · 14 confusables
- FREQ-MID #18,364
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,200
- PHOTO-FINISH Qatar
Nearest frequency peer: Qatar (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “quebrar”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- pumas
pumas
81,640 corpus weight
- póngase
póngase
81,639 corpus weight
- Qatar
Qatar
81,638 corpus weight
- quebrar
quebrar
81,637 corpus weight
- rampa
rampa
81,636 corpus weight
- rangos
rangos
81,635 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “quebrar” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quebrar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [keˈβ̞ɾaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #18,364 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 14 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “quebrar” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around quebrar (IPA [keˈβ̞ɾaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,364 among 3,200 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for quebrar, with forms such as "qeubrar", "qquebrar", and "quberar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "querer", "quedar", "quemar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is quebrar, spelled Q-U-E-B-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1Romper una cosa.
- 2Doblar, torcer.
- 3Interrumpir la continuidad de algo.
- 4Debilitar la fuerza de algo.
- 5Quebrantar o infringir las reglas o normativas.
- 6Dejar de operar una empresa o comercio por exceso de deudas y pasivos y no poder hacerles frente.
- 7Curar la indigestión
- 8Reprobar, suspender a un alumno en un curso.
- 9Asesinar.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- qeubrar
- qquebrar
- quberar
- quebarr
- quebbrar
- quebrarr
- quebrra
- quebrrar
- querbar
- quevrar
- uqebrar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quebrar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "quebrar", 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 (11 here; floor ≥5).
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.