quepis
[ˈkepis]
The verdict
“quepis” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gorra semirrígida, de fondo plano, con visera horizontal, empleada en el uniforme de los ejércitos de varios países.
Corpus desk
Index ES-quepis · quepis · Spanish
quepis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quepis |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkepis] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “quepis” en español
Rare enough to double-check
quepis is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkepis]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gorra semirrígida, de fondo plano, con visera horizontal, empleada en el uniforme de los ejércitos de varios países.".
Zero misspellings are on record for quepis in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is quepis, spelled Q-U-E-P-I-S.
Definition
- 1Gorra semirrígida, de fondo plano, con visera horizontal, empleada en el uniforme de los ejércitos de varios países.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how quepis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
EL ÚLTIMO Y ÚNICO. Para evitar cualquier culto a su personalidad, el general De Gaulle le pidió a su mujer, Yvonne, que quemase todos sus trajes y uniformes. Sólo uno sobrevivió a la quema: su último uniforme, cuyo quepis de campaña utilizaba en las operaciones militares.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.