quejoso

[keˈxoso]

/[keˈxoso]/ adj

The verdict

“quejoso” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,102 among 364 “Q” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,102
frequency rank, Spanish
364
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dícese de la persona que tiene queja de otra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-quejoso · quejoso · Spanish

quejoso · rank #73,102 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,102
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 364
  • PHOTO-FINISH quedasen

Nearest frequency peer: quedasen (-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 “quejoso”

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 “quejoso” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for quejoso
PropertyValue
Headwordquejoso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[keˈxoso]
Letters7
Frequency rank#73,102
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “quejoso” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).quejosocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “quedasen” (#73,101), “Quena” (#73,103), “quitada” (#73,105). Entre 364 lemas con “Q”, “quejoso” va en #73,102. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quejoso is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,102 among 364 “Q” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [keˈxoso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for quejoso in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is quejoso, spelled Q-U-E-J-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dícese de la persona que tiene queja de otra.
  2. 2
    Persona que siempre se queja, protesta o refunfuña con o sin motivo infundado para ello.

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 "quejoso"?
"quejoso" is spelled Q-U-E-J-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [keˈxoso].
What does "quejoso" mean?
As an adjective, "quejoso" means: Dícese de la persona que tiene queja de otra.
How do you pronounce "quejoso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quejoso" is [keˈxoso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quejoso" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "quejoso", 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