quiste

[ˈkist̪e]

/[ˈkist̪e]/ noun

The verdict

“quiste” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #42,646. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,646
frequency rank, Spanish
364
“Q” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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 ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-quiste · quiste · Spanish

quiste · rank #42,646 · 8 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,646
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 364
  • PHOTO-FINISH químicamente

Nearest frequency peer: químicamente (+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 “quiste”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “quiste” 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).

quiste vs quita
67% similar
quiste vs Quito
50% similar
quiste vs quite
83% similar

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

Key facts for quiste
PropertyValue
Headwordquiste
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkist̪e]
Letters6
Frequency rank#42,646
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “quiste”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).quistecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “químicamente” (#42,647), “puteando” (#42,644), “radiactivos” (#42,648). Entre 364 lemas con “Q”, “quiste” va en #42,646. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around quiste (IPA [ˈkist̪e]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,646 among 364 “Q” headwords. Dominant gloss: "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

  1. 1
    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 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.

qiuste2qquiste1quiset2quisste1quistte1quitse2qusite2uqiste2
Edit distance from "quiste"

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 "quiste"?
"quiste" is spelled Q-U-I-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkist̪e].
What does "quiste" mean?
As a noun, "quiste" means: 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 ...
What words are commonly confused with "quiste"?
"quiste" is commonly confused with "quita", "Quito", "quite". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quiste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quiste" is [ˈkist̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quiste" come from?
"quiste" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "quiste", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list