quejarse

[keˈxaɾse]

/[keˈxaɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“quejarse” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,880. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,880
frequency rank, Spanish
364
“Q” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Expresar quejas o disconformidad sobre algo o alguien.

Corpus desk

Index ES-quejarse · quejarse · Spanish

quejarse · rank #9,880 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,880
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 364
  • PHOTO-FINISH project

Nearest frequency peer: project (-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 “quejarse”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “quejarse” 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).

quejarse vs quejas
75% similar
quejarse vs quemarse
88% similar
quejarse vs quejar
75% similar

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

Key facts for quejarse
PropertyValue
Headwordquejarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[keˈxaɾse]
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,880
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “quejarse”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “project” (#9,879), “radar” (#9,881), “programado” (#9,878). Entre 364 lemas con “Q”, “quejarse” va en #9,880. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around quejarse (IPA [keˈxaɾse]), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,880 among 364 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for quejarse, with forms such as "qeujarse", "qquejarse", and "queajrse". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "quejas", "quemarse", "quejar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is quejarse, spelled Q-U-E-J-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Expresar quejas o disconformidad sobre algo o alguien.
  2. 2
    Manifestar con la voz un dolor o una pena.
  3. 3
    Presentar ante una autoridad una querella o reclamación oficial contra alguien por un delito o situación adversa.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qeujarse
  • qquejarse
  • queajrse
  • quejarce
  • quejares
  • quejarrse
  • quejarsse
  • quejasre
  • quejjarse
  • quejrase
  • qujearse
  • uqejarse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

qeujarse2qquejarse1queajrse2quejarce1quejares2quejarrse1quejarsse1quejasre2
Edit distance from "quejarse"

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 "quejarse"?
"quejarse" is spelled Q-U-E-J-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [keˈxaɾse].
What does "quejarse" mean?
As a verb, "quejarse" means: Expresar quejas o disconformidad sobre algo o alguien.
What words are commonly confused with "quejarse"?
"quejarse" is commonly confused with "quejas", "quemarse", "quejar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quejarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quejarse" is [keˈxaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quejarse" come from?
"quejarse" 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 "quejarse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list