quemado
[keˈmað̞o]
The verdict
“quemado” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #8,303 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #8,303
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dicho de una persona: que tiene las facultades mentales disminuidas debido al consumo de sustancias que alteran el estado de conciencia.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quemado |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [keˈmað̞o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #8,303 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “quemado” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for quemado is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [keˈmað̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,303 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for quemado, with forms such as "qeumado", "qquemado", and "queamdo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "quemo", "quemar", "queman", 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 quemado, spelled Q-U-E-M-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1Dicho de una persona: que tiene las facultades mentales disminuidas debido al consumo de sustancias que alteran el estado de conciencia.
- 2Que está mentalmente agobiado o fatigado por haber trabajado en exceso.
- 3Que ha ido perdiendo las habilidades o capacidades debido al paso de los años o al envejecimiento.
- 4Dicho de una tendencia de arte o de moda: que ha pasado de moda por haber sido replicada ad nauseam en todos los medios.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: qeumado,qquemado,queamdo,quemaddo,quemaod,quemdao,quemmado,qumeado,uqemado
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quemado - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “quemado”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Q-U-E-M-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [keˈmað̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “quemo” - see the side-by-side comparison. quemado vs quemo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.