quicio

[ˈkisjo]

/[ˈkisjo]/ noun

The verdict

“quicio” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,201. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,201
frequency rank, Spanish
364
“Q” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parte del marco de la puerta que sirve de lugar para las bisagras u otro elemento que provea de movilidad y sostenga el peso de la puerta.

Corpus desk

Index ES-quicio · quicio · Spanish

quicio · rank #26,201 · 8 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,201
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 364
  • PHOTO-FINISH quemadas

Nearest frequency peer: quemadas (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “quicio”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “quicio” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

quicio vs quiso
67% similar
quicio vs Quito
50% similar
quicio vs quick
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for quicio
PropertyValue
Headwordquicio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkisjo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,201
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “quicio”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).quiciocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “quemadas” (#26,200), “Rafaela” (#26,202), “ramificaciones” (#26,203). Entre 364 lemas con “Q”, “quicio” va en #26,201. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around quicio (IPA [ˈkisjo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,201 among 364 “Q” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Parte del marco de la puerta que sirve de lugar para las bisagras u otro elemento que provea de movilidad y sostenga el peso de la puerta.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for quicio, with forms such as "qiucio", "qquicio", and "quciio". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "quiso", "Quito", "quick", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is quicio, spelled Q-U-I-C-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte del marco de la puerta que sirve de lugar para las bisagras u otro elemento que provea de movilidad y sostenga el peso de la puerta.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Apoyado contra el quicio de la puerta, adivina, de pronto, a su marido.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qiucio
  • qquicio
  • quciio
  • quiccio
  • quicoi
  • quiico
  • quisio
  • uqicio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quicio - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

qiucio2qquicio1quciio2quiccio1quicoi2quiico2quisio1uqicio2
Edit distance from "quicio"

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 "quicio"?
"quicio" is spelled Q-U-I-C-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkisjo].
What does "quicio" mean?
As a noun, "quicio" means: Parte del marco de la puerta que sirve de lugar para las bisagras u otro elemento que provea de movilidad y sostenga el peso de la puerta.
What words are commonly confused with "quicio"?
"quicio" is commonly confused with "quiso", "Quito", "quick". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quicio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quicio" is [ˈkisjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quicio" come from?
"quicio" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list