quiral
[kiˈɾal]
The verdict
“quiral” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Asimétrico de tal modo que una estructura y su imagen especular no pueden ser superpuestas.
Corpus desk
Index ES-quiral · quiral · Spanish
quiral · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | quiral |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kiˈɾal] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “quiral” en español
Rare enough to double-check
quiral is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kiˈɾal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Asimétrico de tal modo que una estructura y su imagen especular no pueden ser superpuestas.".
No misspelling variants are generated for quiral in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is quiral, spelled Q-U-I-R-A-L.
Definition
- 1Asimétrico de tal modo que una estructura y su imagen especular no pueden ser superpuestas.
This word in other languages
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.