quimeriforme

[kimeɾiˈfoɾme]

/[kimeɾiˈfoɾme]/ noun

The verdict

“quimeriforme” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Orden de peces cartilaginosos, el único superviviente de la subclase Holocephali, que incluye las quimeras o tiburones fantasma. La morfología de estos animales se conoce desde finales del Devónico...

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Index ES-quimeriforme · quimeriforme · Spanish

quimeriforme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for quimeriforme
PropertyValue
Headwordquimeriforme
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kimeɾiˈfoɾme]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “quimeriforme” en español

quimeriformeno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quimeriforme is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kimeɾiˈfoɾme]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Orden de peces cartilaginosos, el único superviviente de la subclase Holocephali, que incluye las quimeras o tiburones fantasma. La morfología de estos animales se conoce desde finales del Devónico...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for quimeriforme, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is quimeriforme, spelled Q-U-I-M-E-R-I-F-O-R-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Orden de peces cartilaginosos, el único superviviente de la subclase Holocephali, que incluye las quimeras o tiburones fantasma. La morfología de estos animales se conoce desde finales del Devónico, pero en la actualidad solo sobreviven 47 especies.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quimeriforme"?
"quimeriforme" is spelled Q-U-I-M-E-R-I-F-O-R-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kimeɾiˈfoɾme].
What does "quimeriforme" mean?
As a noun, "quimeriforme" means: Orden de peces cartilaginosos, el único superviviente de la subclase Holocephali, que incluye las quimeras o tiburones fantasma. La morfología de estos animales se conoce desde finales del Devónico...
How do you pronounce "quimeriforme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quimeriforme" is [kimeɾiˈfoɾme]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quimeriforme" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list