quiniela

/[kiˈnjela]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#43,213

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

quiniela is aSpanishnoun. It means: Juego de pelota vasca entre cinco jugadores. A esta dotación de competidores se atribuye la etimología. Pronounced [kiˈnjela]. Often confused with quisiera and quincena.

Key facts for quiniela
PropertyValue
Headwordquiniela
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kiˈnjela]
Letters8
Frequency rank#43,213
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for quiniela is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kiˈnjela]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,213 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 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 quiniela, with forms such as "qiuniela", "qquiniela", and "quiinela". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "quisiera", "quincena", 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 quiniela, spelled Q-U-I-N-I-E-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Juego de pelota vasca entre cinco jugadores. A esta dotación de competidores se atribuye la etimología.
  2. 2
    Apuesta colectiva sobre los resultados de competiciones como el fútbol, carreras de caballos, etc.
  3. 3
    Boleto en el cual se asienta la apuesta.
  4. 4
    Juego de azar popular, que consiste en realizar apuestas a la última o a las últimas cifras de los premios mayores de la lotería.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: qiuniela,qquiniela,quiinela,quineila,quinieal,quiniella,quinilea,quinniela,quniiela,uqiniela

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for quiniela

Misspelling Variants of "quiniela"

qiuniela8qquiniela9quiinela8quineila8quinieal8quiniella9quinilea8quinniela9
Misspelling Variants of "quiniela"

Frequency rank: #43,213 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quiniela"?
"quiniela" is spelled Q-U-I-N-I-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kiˈnjela].
What does "quiniela" mean?
As a noun, "quiniela" means: Juego de pelota vasca entre cinco jugadores. A esta dotación de competidores se atribuye la etimología.
What words are commonly confused with "quiniela"?
"quiniela" is commonly confused with "quisiera", "quincena". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quiniela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quiniela" is [kiˈnjela]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quiniela" come from?
"quiniela" 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.