quística

[ˈkist̪ika]

/[ˈkist̪ika]/ adj

The verdict

“quística” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,560 among 364 “Q” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,560
frequency rank, Spanish
364
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino de quístico.

Corpus desk

Index ES-quistica · quística · Spanish

quística · rank #59,560 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,560
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 364
  • PHOTO-FINISH querríamos

Nearest frequency peer: querríamos (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “quística”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “quística” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for quística
PropertyValue
Headwordquística
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkist̪ika]
Letters8
Frequency rank#59,560
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “quística” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).quísticacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “querríamos” (#59,559), “Quepan” (#59,557), “radicar” (#59,563). Entre 364 lemas con “Q”, “quística” va en #59,560. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quística is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,560 among 364 “Q” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkist̪ika]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de quístico.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for quística, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is quística, spelled Q-U-Í-S-T-I-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de quístico.

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 "quística"?
"quística" is spelled Q-U-Í-S-T-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkist̪ika].
What does "quística" mean?
As an adjective, "quística" means: Forma del femenino de quístico.
How do you pronounce "quística"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quística" is [ˈkist̪ika]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quística" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list