Quico
[ˈkiko]
The verdict
“Quico” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #58,047 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #58,047
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hipocorístico de Francisco.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Quico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈkiko] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #58,047 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Quico” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Quico is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkiko]. Corpus data places it at rank #58,047 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Quico has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Quico, spelled Q-U-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1Hipocorístico de Francisco.
- 2Hipocorístico de Enrique.
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 “Quico”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Q-U-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkiko] (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
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.