química

/[ˈkimika]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,806

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

química is aSpanishnoun. It means: Ciencia natural que estudia la composición y constitución de las substancias considerando sus átomos y sus interrelaciones, así como los cambios que experimentan como consecuencia de las alteracion... Pronounced [ˈkimika]. It ranks #3,806 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with quimio and químico.

Key facts for química
PropertyValue
Headwordquímica
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkimika]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,806
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for química is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkimika]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,806 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for química, with forms such as "qquímica", "qumíica", and "quíimca". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "quimio", "químico", "químicos", 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 química, spelled Q-U-Í-M-I-C-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciencia natural que estudia la composición y constitución de las substancias considerando sus átomos y sus interrelaciones, así como los cambios que experimentan como consecuencia de las alteraciones de sus moléculas.
  2. 2
    Aditivos químicos presentes en los alimentos.
  3. 3
    Cohesión, entendimiento entre los miembros de un equipo.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: qquímica,qumíica,quíimca,químcia,químiac,químicca,químmica,qíumica,uqímica

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for química

Misspelling Variants of "química"

qquímica8qumíica7quíimca7químcia7químiac7químicca8químmica8qíumica7
Misspelling Variants of "química"

Frequency rank: #3,806 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "química"?
"química" is spelled Q-U-Í-M-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkimika].
What does "química" mean?
As a noun, "química" means: Ciencia natural que estudia la composición y constitución de las substancias considerando sus átomos y sus interrelaciones, así como los cambios que experimentan como consecuencia de las alteracion...
What words are commonly confused with "química"?
"química" is commonly confused with "quimio", "químico", "químicos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "química"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "química" is [ˈkimika]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "química" come from?
"química" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Nearby Spanish words

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

Explore PlainSpell

Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.