quiosco

/[ˈkjosko]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,515

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

quiosco is aSpanishnoun. It means: Pabellón al aire libre, por lo general abierto, empleado para reuniones sociales y otros eventos. Pronounced [ˈkjosko]. Often confused with quiso and quioscos.

Key facts for quiosco
PropertyValue
Headwordquiosco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkjosko]
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,515
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for quiosco is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkjosko]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,515 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.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 quiosco, with forms such as "qiuosco", "qquiosco", and "quiocso". 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, "quiso", "quioscos", "químico", 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 quiosco, spelled Q-U-I-O-S-C-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pabellón al aire libre, por lo general abierto, empleado para reuniones sociales y otros eventos.
  2. 2
    Construcción pequeña y por lo general portátil que, instalada en la vía pública, ofrece revistas u otros bienes.
  3. 3
    Tienda pequeña que vende golosinas, refrescos y otros alimentos, por lo general con horarios más amplios que los de los comercios normales.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: qiuosco,qquiosco,quiocso,quioscco,quiosoc,quiossco,quisoco,quoisco,uqiosco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for quiosco

Misspelling Variants of "quiosco"

qiuosco7qquiosco8quiocso7quioscco8quiosoc7quiossco8quisoco7quoisco7
Misspelling Variants of "quiosco"

Frequency rank: #31,515 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quiosco"?
"quiosco" is spelled Q-U-I-O-S-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkjosko].
What does "quiosco" mean?
As a noun, "quiosco" means: Pabellón al aire libre, por lo general abierto, empleado para reuniones sociales y otros eventos.
What words are commonly confused with "quiosco"?
"quiosco" is commonly confused with "quiso", "quioscos", "químico". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quiosco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quiosco" is [ˈkjosko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quiosco" come from?
"quiosco" 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.