quincena

[kĩnˈsena]

/[kĩnˈsena]/ noun

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The verdict

“quincena” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,465. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,465
frequency rank, Spanish
364
“Q” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lapso de quince días de duración.

Corpus desk

Index ES-quincena · quincena · Spanish

quincena · rank #15,465 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,465
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 364
  • PHOTO-FINISH púrpura

Nearest frequency peer: púrpura (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “quincena”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “quincena” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

quincena vs Quintana
63% similar
quincena vs quiniela
75% similar
quincena vs quincenal
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for quincena
PropertyValue
Headwordquincena
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kĩnˈsena]
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,465
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “quincena”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).quincenacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “púrpura” (#15,464), “rally” (#15,466), “párrafos” (#15,463). Entre 364 lemas con “Q”, “quincena” va en #15,465. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around quincena (IPA [kĩnˈsena]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,465 among 364 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for quincena, with forms such as "qiuncena", "qquincena", and "quicnena". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Quintana", "quiniela", "quincenal", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is quincena, spelled Q-U-I-N-C-E-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lapso de quince días de duración.
  2. 2
    Salario que se recibe en algunos países cada quince días.
  3. 3
    Conjunto formado por quince elementos.
  4. 4
    Acertijo que consiste en obtener suficiente información para deducir la respuesta haciendo no más de quince preguntas.
  5. 5
    Detención judicial o de gobierno que dura quince días.
  6. 6
    Intervalo de quince notas sucesivas a lo largo de dos octavas.
  7. 7
    En un órgano, el registro de trompetería que corresponde a este intervalo.
  8. 8
    Mula de quince meses de edad.
  9. 9
    Junta de quince vecinos que, hasta 1990, regían los concejos en Navarra de más de 400 habitantes sin pasar de 500; también intervenían en la administración de los ayuntamientos que tienen más de 250 vecinos sin llegar a 500.

This word in other languages

fifteen(English)quinzaine(Français)fünfzehn(Deutsch)quinzena(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qiuncena
  • qquincena
  • quicnena
  • quinccena
  • quincean
  • quincenna
  • quincnea
  • quinecna
  • quinncena
  • quinsena
  • qunicena
  • uqincena

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quincena - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

qiuncena2qquincena1quicnena2quinccena1quincean2quincenna1quincnea2quinecna2
Edit distance from "quincena"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quincena"?
"quincena" is spelled Q-U-I-N-C-E-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kĩnˈsena].
What does "quincena" mean?
As a noun, "quincena" means: Lapso de quince días de duración.
What words are commonly confused with "quincena"?
"quincena" is commonly confused with "Quintana", "quiniela", "quincenal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quincena"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quincena" is [kĩnˈsena]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quincena" come from?
"quincena" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "quincena", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

párrafos#15,463publicas#15,460prefirió#15,456pioneros#15,452

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

pasteles12 variantsmarcaron12 variantsacumulada12 variantsalboroto12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list