quise

[ˈkise]

/[ˈkise]/ verb

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The verdict

“quise” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,355. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,355
frequency rank, Spanish
364
“Q” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de querer.

Corpus desk

Index ES-quise · quise · Spanish

quise · rank #3,355 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,355
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 364
  • PHOTO-FINISH putas

Nearest frequency peer: putas (-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 “quise”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “quise” 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).

quise vs quizá
60% similar
quise vs quiso
80% similar
quise vs quita
60% similar

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

Key facts for quise
PropertyValue
Headwordquise
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkise]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,355
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “quise”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).quisecae 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 “putas” (#3,354), “realización” (#3,356), “prohibido” (#3,353). Entre 364 lemas con “Q”, “quise” va en #3,355. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around quise (IPA [ˈkise]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,355 among 364 “Q” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de querer.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for quise, with forms such as "qiuse", "qquise", and "quice". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "quizá", "quiso", "quita", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is quise, spelled Q-U-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de querer.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qiuse
  • qquise
  • quice
  • quies
  • quisse
  • qusie
  • uqise

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quise - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

qiuse2qquise1quice1quies2quisse1qusie2uqise2
Edit distance from "quise"

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 "quise"?
"quise" is spelled Q-U-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkise].
What does "quise" mean?
As a verb, "quise" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de querer.
What words are commonly confused with "quise"?
"quise" is commonly confused with "quizá", "quiso", "quita". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quise" is [ˈkise]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quise" come from?
"quise" 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 "quise", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

putas#3,354pacto#3,349nieve#3,344tonto#3,368

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

venía7 variantslocos7 variantsgordo7 variantsdamos7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list