quejaba

[keˈxaβ̞a]

/[keˈxaβ̞a]/ verb

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The verdict

“quejaba” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,456. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,456
frequency rank, Spanish
364
“Q” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de quejar o de quejarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-quejaba · quejaba · Spanish

quejaba · rank #21,456 · 10 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,456
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 364
  • PHOTO-FINISH póster

Nearest frequency peer: póster (-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 “quejaba”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “quejaba” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

quejaba vs quejas
71% similar
quejaba vs quejan
71% similar
quejaba vs quejar
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for quejaba
PropertyValue
Headwordquejaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[keˈxaβ̞a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,456
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “quejaba”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).quejabacae 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 “póster” (#21,455), “puertorriqueña” (#21,454), “publiquen” (#21,453). Entre 364 lemas con “Q”, “quejaba” va en #21,456. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around quejaba (IPA [keˈxaβ̞a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,456 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 quejaba, with forms such as "qeujaba", "qquejaba", and "queajba". 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 also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "quejas", "quejan", "quejar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is quejaba, spelled Q-U-E-J-A-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de quejar o de quejarse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de quejar o de quejarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qeujaba
  • qquejaba
  • queajba
  • quejaab
  • quejabba
  • quejava
  • quejbaa
  • quejjaba
  • qujeaba
  • uqejaba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quejaba - 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.

qeujaba2qquejaba1queajba2quejaab2quejabba1quejava1quejbaa2quejjaba1
Edit distance from "quejaba"

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 "quejaba"?
"quejaba" is spelled Q-U-E-J-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [keˈxaβ̞a].
What does "quejaba" mean?
As a verb, "quejaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de quejar o de quejarse.
What words are commonly confused with "quejaba"?
"quejaba" is commonly confused with "quejas", "quejan", "quejar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quejaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quejaba" is [keˈxaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quejaba" come from?
"quejaba" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

porteña#21,444planteo#21,438pidiera#21,435reunida#21,478

Similar misspelling depth

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

rutinas10 variantspararon10 variantssaltado10 variantsmorimos10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list