Quilmes

/[ˈkilmes]/ name

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,775

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Quilmes is aSpanishname. It means: Ciudad de la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina, cabecera del partido del mismo nombre. Su gentilicio es quilmeño. Pronounced [ˈkilmes]. Often confused with quistes and quieres.

Key facts for Quilmes
PropertyValue
HeadwordQuilmes
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈkilmes]
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,775
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Quilmes is 7 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkilmes]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,775 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.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Quilmes, with forms such as "qiulmes", "qquilmes", and "quilems". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "quistes", "quieres", "quienes", 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 Quilmes, spelled Q-U-I-L-M-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciudad de la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina, cabecera del partido del mismo nombre. Su gentilicio es quilmeño.
  2. 2
    Partido de la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: qiulmes,qquilmes,quilems,quillmes,quilmess,quilmmes,quilmse,quimles,qulimes,uqilmes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Quilmes

Misspelling Variants of "Quilmes"

qiulmes7qquilmes8quilems7quillmes8quilmess8quilmmes8quilmse7quimles7
Misspelling Variants of "Quilmes"

Frequency rank: #13,775 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Quilmes"?
"Quilmes" is spelled Q-U-I-L-M-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkilmes].
What does "Quilmes" mean?
As a name, "Quilmes" means: Ciudad de la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina, cabecera del partido del mismo nombre. Su gentilicio es quilmeño.
What words are commonly confused with "Quilmes"?
"Quilmes" is commonly confused with "quistes", "quieres", "quienes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Quilmes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Quilmes" is [ˈkilmes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Quilmes" come from?
"Quilmes" 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.