queroseno
[keɾoˈseno]
The verdict
“queroseno” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,472 among 3,200 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,472
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,200
- “Q” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...
| 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) |
Where “queroseno” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
queroseno is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,472 among 3,200 “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
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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Using “queroseno”
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is Q-U-E-R-O-S-E-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [keɾoˈseno] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.