quiste
[ˈkist̪e]
The verdict
“quiste” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #42,646 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #42,646
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bolsa cerrada con una membrana propia que se desarrolla anormalmente en una cavidad o estructura del cuerpo. Los quistes se producen como resultado de un error en el desarrollo embrionario durante ...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | quiste |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkist̪e] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #42,646 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “quiste” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for quiste is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkist̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,646 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Bolsa cerrada con una membrana propia que se desarrolla anormalmente en una cavidad o estructura del cuerpo. Los quistes se producen como resultado de un error en el desarrollo embrionario durante ...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for quiste, with forms such as "qiuste", "qquiste", and "quiset". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "quita", "Quito", "quite", 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is quiste, spelled Q-U-I-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Bolsa cerrada con una membrana propia que se desarrolla anormalmente en una cavidad o estructura del cuerpo. Los quistes se producen como resultado de un error en el desarrollo embrionario durante el embarazo o pueden ser provocados por infecciones. Sin embargo, a veces aparecen espontáneamente sin causa aparente.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: qiuste,qquiste,quiset,quisste,quistte,quitse,qusite,uqiste
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quiste - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “quiste”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Q-U-I-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkist̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “quita” - see the side-by-side comparison. quiste vs quita
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.