queríais

[keˈɾiajs]

/[keˈɾiajs]/ verb

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The verdict

“queríais” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #76,692 among 3,200 “Q” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,692
frequency rank, Spanish
3,200
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de querer.

Key facts for queríais
PropertyValue
Headwordqueríais
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[keˈɾiajs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#76,692
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “queríais” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). queríais lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

queríais is uncommon Spanish at frequency #76,692 among 3,200 “Q” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [keˈɾiajs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de querer.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for queríais, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is queríais, spelled Q-U-E-R-Í-A-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de querer.

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 "queríais"?
"queríais" is spelled Q-U-E-R-Í-A-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [keˈɾiajs].
What does "queríais" mean?
As a verb, "queríais" means: Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de querer.
How do you pronounce "queríais"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "queríais" is [keˈɾiajs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "queríais" come from?
"queríais" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “queríais”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is Q-U-E-R-Í-A-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [keˈɾiajs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list