queroseno
[keɾoˈseno]
The verdict
“queroseno” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,472 among 364 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,472
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 364
- “Q” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mezcla de hidrocarburos que se obtiene a partir de la refinación del petróleo, de amplio uso antiguamente en lámparas de alumbrado, estufas y cocinas, actualmente se emplea como combustible de avia...
Corpus desk
Index ES-queroseno · queroseno · Spanish
queroseno · rank #54,472 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,472
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 364
- PHOTO-FINISH puritanos
Nearest frequency peer: puritanos (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “queroseno”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- publicaría
publicaría
45,532 corpus weight
- purificada
purificada
45,531 corpus weight
- puritanos
puritanos
45,530 corpus weight
- queroseno
queroseno
45,529 corpus weight
- quincho
quincho
45,527 corpus weight
- rajado
rajado
45,526 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “queroseno” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | queroseno |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [keɾoˈseno] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #54,472 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “queroseno” en español
Rare enough to double-check
queroseno is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,472 among 364 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [keɾoˈseno]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mezcla de hidrocarburos que se obtiene a partir de la refinación del petróleo, de amplio uso antiguamente en lámparas de alumbrado, estufas y cocinas, actualmente se emplea como combustible de avia...".
No generated misspelling entries exist for queroseno in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is queroseno, spelled Q-U-E-R-O-S-E-N-O.
Definition
- 1Mezcla de hidrocarburos que se obtiene a partir de la refinación del petróleo, de amplio uso antiguamente en lámparas de alumbrado, estufas y cocinas, actualmente se emplea como combustible de aviación y en la fabricación de insecticidas
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how queroseno appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cruzó la calle esquivando zanjones y entró en el gran salón del sombrío edificio donde se alojaría, que estaba en penumbras, mal iluminado por un farol a queroseno
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); 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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