quince
[ˈkĩnse]
The verdict
“quince” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #4,036 in Spanish word frequency and used as a numeral.
- #4,036
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Catorce y uno.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quince |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Numeral |
| IPA | [ˈkĩnse] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #4,036 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “quince” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for quince is 6 letters long, classified as a numeral, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkĩnse]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,036 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 generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for quince, with forms such as "qiunce", "qquince", and "quicne". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "quise", "quite", "Quinn", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is quince, spelled Q-U-I-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Catorce y uno.
- 2Que ocupa el decimoquinto lugar en una serie.
- 3Que está quince veces. Se usa delante de un sustantivo, pero también puede ir solo.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: qiunce,qquince,quicne,quincce,quinec,quinnce,quinse,qunice,uqince
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quince - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “quince”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Q-U-I-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkĩnse] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “quise” - see the side-by-side comparison. quince vs quise
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.