quiebre

/[ˈkjeβ̞ɾe]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,810

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

quiebre is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de quebrar o de quebrarse. Pronounced [ˈkjeβ̞ɾe]. Often confused with quier and quiero.

Key facts for quiebre
PropertyValue
Headwordquiebre
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkjeβ̞ɾe]
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,810
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of quiebre in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for quiebre is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkjeβ̞ɾe]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,810 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for quiebre, with forms such as "qiuebre", "qquiebre", and "queibre". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "quier", "quiero", "quiere", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is quiebre, spelled Q-U-I-E-B-R-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de quebrar o de quebrarse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de quebrar o de quebrarse.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de quebrar o del imperativo negativo de quebrarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: qiuebre,qquiebre,queibre,quibere,quiebbre,quieber,quiebrre,quierbe,quievre,uqiebre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for quiebre

Misspelling Variants of "quiebre"

qiuebre7qquiebre8queibre7quibere7quiebbre8quieber7quiebrre8quierbe7
Misspelling Variants of "quiebre"

Frequency rank: #21,810 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quiebre"?
"quiebre" is spelled Q-U-I-E-B-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkjeβ̞ɾe].
What does "quiebre" mean?
As a verb, "quiebre" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de quebrar o de quebrarse.
What words are commonly confused with "quiebre"?
"quiebre" is commonly confused with "quier", "quiero", "quiere". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quiebre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quiebre" is [ˈkjeβ̞ɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quiebre" come from?
"quiebre" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.