quejar

[keˈxaɾ]

/[keˈxaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“quejar” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,952. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,952
frequency rank, Spanish
364
“Q” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Expresar una persona un dolor físico o moral con palabras o gritos

Corpus desk

Index ES-quejar · quejar · Spanish

quejar · rank #18,952 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,952
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 364
  • PHOTO-FINISH pétalos

Nearest frequency peer: pétalos (-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 “quejar”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “quejar” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

quejar vs quema
67% similar
quejar vs quejó
67% similar
quejar vs quepa
67% similar

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

Key facts for quejar
PropertyValue
Headwordquejar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[keˈxaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,952
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “quejar” 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). quejar 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 8 spelling variants around quejar (IPA [keˈxaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,952 among 364 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for quejar, with forms such as "qeujar", "qquejar", and "queajr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "quema", "quejó", "quepa", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 quejar, spelled Q-U-E-J-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Expresar una persona un dolor físico o moral con palabras o gritos
  2. 2
    Expresar disgusto, descontento o disconformidad con una persona o una cosa
  3. 3
    Presentar una querella contra una persona

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how quejar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bien les pareció, a los que escuchado habían, la canción de Grisóstomo, puesto que el que la leyó dijo que no le parecía que conformaba con la relación que él había oído del recato y bondad de Marcela, porque en ella se quejaba Grisóstomo de celos, sospechas y de ausencia, todo en perjuicio del buen crédito y buena fama de Marcela.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qeujar
  • qquejar
  • queajr
  • quejarr
  • quejjar
  • quejra
  • qujear
  • uqejar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

qeujar2qquejar1queajr2quejarr1quejjar1quejra2qujear2uqejar2
Edit distance from "quejar"

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 September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quejar"?
"quejar" is spelled Q-U-E-J-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [keˈxaɾ].
What does "quejar" mean?
As a verb, "quejar" means: Expresar una persona un dolor físico o moral con palabras o gritos
What words are commonly confused with "quejar"?
"quejar" is commonly confused with "quema", "quejó", "quepa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quejar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quejar" is [keˈxaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quejar" come from?
"quejar" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list