quemo
[ˈkemo]
The verdict
“quemo” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #26,583 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #26,583
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cosa, costumbre, hábito o práctica que ha pasado de moda.
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 | quemo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkemo] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #26,583 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “quemo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for quemo is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkemo]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,583 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for quemo, with forms such as "qeumo", "qquemo", and "quemmo". 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, "quo", "Quim", "quiso", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is quemo, spelled Q-U-E-M-O.
Definition
- 1Cosa, costumbre, hábito o práctica que ha pasado de moda.
- 2Situación ridícula.
- 3Persona que hace pasar vergüenza al resto de su grupo debido a las acciones inconvenientes que realiza.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: qeumo,qquemo,quemmo,queom,qumeo,uqemo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quemo - 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 “quemo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Q-U-E-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkemo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “quo” - see the side-by-side comparison. quemo vs quo
- 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.