quejica

[keˈxika]

/[keˈxika]/ adj

The verdict

“quejica” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,779 among 364 “Q” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,779
frequency rank, Spanish
364
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que se queja o lamenta en exceso o con frecuencia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-quejica · quejica · Spanish

quejica · rank #97,779 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,779
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 364
  • PHOTO-FINISH quebradiza

Nearest frequency peer: quebradiza (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “quejica”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “quejica” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for quejica
PropertyValue
Headwordquejica
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[keˈxika]
Letters7
Frequency rank#97,779
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “quejica” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.quejicacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “quebradiza” (#97,778), “quinquenales” (#97,781), “pérfida” (#97,775). Entre 364 lemas con “Q”, “quejica” va en #97,779. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quejica is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,779 among 364 “Q” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [keˈxika]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que se queja o lamenta en exceso o con frecuencia.".

Zero misspellings are on record for quejica in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is quejica, spelled Q-U-E-J-I-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que se queja o lamenta en exceso o con frecuencia.

Synonyms

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 "quejica"?
"quejica" is spelled Q-U-E-J-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [keˈxika].
What does "quejica" mean?
As an adjective, "quejica" means: Que se queja o lamenta en exceso o con frecuencia.
How do you pronounce "quejica"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quejica" is [keˈxika]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quejica" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list