quiere

[ˈkjeɾe]

/[ˈkjeɾe]/ verb

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The verdict

“quiere” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #228. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#228
frequency rank, Spanish
364
“Q” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de querer.

Corpus desk

Index ES-quiere · quiere · Spanish

quiere · rank #228 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #228
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 364
  • PHOTO-FINISH presidente

Nearest frequency peer: presidente (-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 “quiere”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “quiere” 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).

quiere vs quise
67% similar
quiere vs quite
67% similar
quiere vs quiero
83% similar

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

Key facts for quiere
PropertyValue
Headwordquiere
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkjeɾe]
Letters6
Frequency rank#228
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “quiere”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.quierecae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “presidente” (#227), “tenemos” (#229), “pasado” (#226). Entre 364 lemas con “Q”, “quiere” va en #228. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around quiere (IPA [ˈkjeɾe]), averb. Corpus frequency is #228 among 364 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for quiere, with forms such as "qiuere", "qquiere", and "queire". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "quise", "quite", "quiero", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is quiere, spelled Q-U-I-E-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de querer.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de querer.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qiuere
  • qquiere
  • queire
  • quieer
  • quierre
  • quiree
  • uqiere

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quiere - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

qiuere2qquiere1queire2quieer2quierre1quiree2uqiere2
Edit distance from "quiere"

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 "quiere"?
"quiere" is spelled Q-U-I-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkjeɾe].
What does "quiere" mean?
As a verb, "quiere" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de querer.
What words are commonly confused with "quiere"?
"quiere" is commonly confused with "quise", "quite", "quiero". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quiere"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quiere" is [ˈkjeɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quiere" come from?
"quiere" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

pasado#226México#232dentro#235España#236

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

noche7 variantsmujer7 variantsbuena7 variantsmisma7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list