querella

/[keˈɾeʝa]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,215

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

querella is aSpanishnoun. It means: Expresión de dolor o pena. Pronounced [keˈɾeʝa]. Often confused with querellas.

Key facts for querella
PropertyValue
Headwordquerella
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[keˈɾeʝa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,215
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of querella in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for querella is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [keˈɾeʝa]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,215 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for querella, with forms such as "qeurella", "qquerella", and "queerlla". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "querellas", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is querella, spelled Q-U-E-R-E-L-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Expresión de dolor o pena.
  2. 2
    Discordia, pendencia.
  3. 3
    Acto de acusar a alguien ante un juez o tribunal por ser responsable de un delito.
  4. 4
    Reclamación que los hijos herederos hacen ante el juez, pidiendo la invalidación de un testamento por inoficioso.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: qeurella,qquerella,queerlla,querela,querelal,querlela,querrella,qureella,uqerella

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for querella

Misspelling Variants of "querella"

qeurella8qquerella9queerlla8querela7querelal8querlela8querrella9qureella8
Misspelling Variants of "querella"

Frequency rank: #14,215 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "querella"?
"querella" is spelled Q-U-E-R-E-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [keˈɾeʝa].
What does "querella" mean?
As a noun, "querella" means: Expresión de dolor o pena.
What words are commonly confused with "querella"?
"querella" is commonly confused with "querellas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "querella"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "querella" is [keˈɾeʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "querella" come from?
"querella" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.