quinqui
[ˈkĩŋki]
The verdict
“quinqui” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Etnia de origen incierto, presumiblemente mozárabe, y hábitos seminómadas que habita España; confundida muchas veces con los roma, con los que no tienen relación probada, mantuvieron contactos sólo...
Corpus desk
Index ES-quinqui · quinqui · Spanish
quinqui · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quinqui |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkĩŋki] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “quinqui” en español
Rare enough to double-check
quinqui is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkĩŋki]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for quinqui, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is quinqui, spelled Q-U-I-N-Q-U-I.
Definition
- 1Etnia de origen incierto, presumiblemente mozárabe, y hábitos seminómadas que habita España; confundida muchas veces con los roma, con los que no tienen relación probada, mantuvieron contactos sólo esporádicos con los grupos dominantes hasta fines del siglo XIX. Hoy están en buena medida mestizados con los gitanos. Hablan una lengua propia, de origen desconocido.
- 2Maleante, malhechor callejero.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how quinqui appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Los mercheros podrían calificarse como una etnia aparte. Dicen de ellos que eran moriscos que volvieron a entrar en España después de ser expulsados. Llegaron clandestinamente y en las sombras han vivido mucho tiempo. A principios del siglo XX, y ya desde el XIX, se dedicaban en gran medida a arreglar y vender objetos de metal: la quincallería, de donde n…
Synonyms
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.