quieto

/[ˈkjet̪o]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,216

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

quieto is anSpanishadj. It means: Carente de movimiento, que no se mueve. Pronounced [ˈkjet̪o]. Often confused with quiso and quita.

Key facts for quieto
PropertyValue
Headwordquieto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈkjet̪o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,216
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for quieto is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkjet̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,216 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 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for quieto, with forms such as "qiueto", "qquieto", and "queito". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "quiso", "quita", "Quito", 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 quieto, spelled Q-U-I-E-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Carente de movimiento, que no se mueve.
  2. 2
    Que se mueve muy poco, que se agita poco.
  3. 3
    De carácter mesurado y comedido.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: qiueto,qquieto,queito,quieot,quietto,quiteo,uqieto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for quieto

Misspelling Variants of "quieto"

qiueto6qquieto7queito6quieot6quietto7quiteo6uqieto6
Misspelling Variants of "quieto"

Frequency rank: #14,216 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quieto"?
"quieto" is spelled Q-U-I-E-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkjet̪o].
What does "quieto" mean?
As an adj, "quieto" means: Carente de movimiento, que no se mueve.
What words are commonly confused with "quieto"?
"quieto" is commonly confused with "quiso", "quita", "Quito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quieto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quieto" is [ˈkjet̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quieto" come from?
"quieto" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter Q in our Spanish index:

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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.