querubín

[keɾuˈβ̞ĩn]

/[keɾuˈβ̞ĩn]/ noun

The verdict

“querubín” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #83,313 among 364 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,313
frequency rank, Spanish
364
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En teología cristiana, tipo de ángel que ocupa el segundo coro en la jerarquía celeste.

Corpus desk

Index ES-querubin · querubín · Spanish

querubín · rank #83,313 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,313
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 364
  • PHOTO-FINISH quemará

Nearest frequency peer: quemará (-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 “querubín”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “querubín” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for querubín
PropertyValue
Headwordquerubín
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[keɾuˈβ̞ĩn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#83,313
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “querubín” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).querubíncae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “quemará” (#83,312), “quitados” (#83,314), “púbica” (#83,311). Entre 364 lemas con “Q”, “querubín” va en #83,313. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

querubín is uncommon Spanish at frequency #83,313 among 364 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [keɾuˈβ̞ĩn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En teología cristiana, tipo de ángel que ocupa el segundo coro en la jerarquía celeste.".

Zero misspellings are on record for querubín in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is querubín, spelled Q-U-E-R-U-B-Í-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    En teología cristiana, tipo de ángel que ocupa el segundo coro en la jerarquía celeste.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how querubín appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ¡El Paraíso Terrenal, Ana María! Tu vida entera no fue sino la búsqueda ansiosa de ese jardín ya irremisiblemente vedado al hombre por el querubín de la espada de fuego.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "querubín"?
"querubín" is spelled Q-U-E-R-U-B-Í-N. The IPA pronunciation is [keɾuˈβ̞ĩn].
What does "querubín" mean?
As a noun, "querubín" means: En teología cristiana, tipo de ángel que ocupa el segundo coro en la jerarquía celeste.
How do you pronounce "querubín"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "querubín" is [keɾuˈβ̞ĩn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "querubín" come from?
"querubín" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "querubín", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list