quilate
[kiˈlat̪e]
The verdict
“quilate” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unidad de masa usada en joyería, equivalente a 200 mg.
Corpus desk
Index ES-quilate · quilate · Spanish
quilate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quilate |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kiˈlat̪e] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “quilate” en español
Rare enough to double-check
quilate is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kiˈlat̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for quilate in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is quilate, spelled Q-U-I-L-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Unidad de masa usada en joyería, equivalente a 200 mg.
- 2Antigua unidad de masa usada en joyería, equivalente a 202,83 mg, o sea a 1/140 de onza.
- 3Medida de la ley o pureza de un metal precioso, equivalente a la veinticuatroava parte del mismo.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.